Happy Holidays

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Happy Holidays

Dec 2025

2h 3m

Drama

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While celebrating Purim at her university in Jerusalem, Fifi, a young Palestinian woman is hospitalized following a car accident. Though her injuries are minor, she fears her newfound freedom at school will now come under the scrutiny of her conservative parents. Meanwhile, back in Haifa, Fifi’s older brother Rami panics as he faces his own personal crisis -- Shirley, his Jewish girlfriend, reveals she is pregnant and plans to carry the baby to term. Behind closed doors, the family's deep financial troubles come into focus while Hanan, Fifi and Rami's mother, plans her eldest daughter's wedding.

Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Dec 4

The movie favors an unflashy presentation that allows its themes to emerge organically.

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Namrata Joshi

The New Indian Express

May 13

Essentially it all boils down to critiquing oppressive forces within the family, society and community and making a call for individual freedom and personal choice for the larger liberation in society, community and country.

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Siddhant Adlakha

Variety

Apr 28

A piercing, realistic family drama, the inflection points of which reveal deep cultural and political dimensions surrounding gender and ethnicity.

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Jason Delgado

Film Threat

Dec 8

8/10

The story starts out fragmented, so it’s a bit disorienting at first, but when the puzzle comes together, it clicks in a satisfying way, especially when it comes to Fifi’s story.

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

Dec 5

7/10

[Copti] pulls absolutely no punches to reveal just how damaging both cultures [Israeli and Muslim] are to freedom when it comes to gender, religious, or ethnic equality.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Dec 5

An overstuffed, convoluted and undercooked portrait of a dysfunctional family.

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Runa R

Aug 2

I watched this film in a cinema, in the presence of the director Scandar Copti and the filmmaker Avi Mograbi, in a screening that included a Q&A session with the audience at the end. (I can't write anything else because I've been trying to leave a full review for several days, but it's been systematically deleted by the moderation system. I can't mention the nationalities, not even the director's or filmmaker's. I was talking about the film's very positive impartiality).

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While celebrating Purim at her university in Jerusalem, Fifi, a young Palestinian woman is hospitalized following a car accident. Though her injuries are minor, she fears her newfound freedom at school will now come under the scrutiny of her conservative parents. Meanwhile, back in Haifa, Fifi’s older brother Rami panics as he faces his own personal crisis -- Shirley, his Jewish girlfriend, reveals she is pregnant and plans to carry the baby to term. Behind closed doors, the family's deep financial troubles come into focus while Hanan, Fifi and Rami's mother, plans her eldest daughter's wedding.

Director: Scandar Copti
Producer: Tony Copti, Jiries Copti, Dorothe Beinemeier
Screenwriter: Scandar Copti
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Fresco Films, Red Balloon Film, Tessalit Productions, Intramovies
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 5, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 6, 2026
Runtime: 2h 3m