Mohammad Bakri (Arabic: محمد بكري, Hebrew: מוחמד בכרי; also spelled Mohammed or Muhammad) is an Israeli Arab actor, film producer and film director. He is famous in the Arab world, Israel and has also acted in international films. Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Map of Arab League states in dark green with non-Arab areas in light green and Mauritania, Somalia and Djibouti in striped green due to their Arab League membership but non-Arab population. ...

Early Life

Mohammed Bakri was born in the Israeli-Arab village of Bi'ina (see Shaghur) in the Galilee in 1953. He went to elementary school in his hometown and received his secondary education in the nearby city of Akko. He studied acting and Arabic literature at Tel Aviv University in 1973 and graduated three years later. Arab citizens of Israel, Arabs of Israel or Arab population of Israel are terms used by Israeli authorities and Israeli Hebrew-speaking media to refer to non-Jewish Arabs who are citizens of the State of Israel. ... Galilee (Arabic al-jaleel الجليل, Hebrew hagalil הגליל), meaning circuit, is a large area overlapping with much of the North District of Israel. ... The Old City of Akko in the 19th or early 20th century, looking south-west from atop the Land Wall Promenade, the open space now a parking lot. ... Arabic literature (Arabic ,الأدب العربي ) Al-Adab Al-Arabi, is the writing produced, both prose and poetry, by speakers of the Arabic language. ... The Engineering Faculty Boulevard The Smolarz Auditorium Tel Aviv University (TAU, אוניברסיטת תל אביב, אתא) is one of Israels major universities. ...

Actor and filmmaker

Bakri began his professional acting career in plays in several theatres in Israel and the West Bank notably the Habima Theatre in Tel-Aviv, the Haifa theatre and al-Kasaba theatre in Ramallah. After a few years of acting in Palestinian and Israeli film, Bakri began to act in international films in nations such as France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Canada. Bakri also directed two documentary films including the famous "Jenin, Jenin". Almost all of Bakri's films were influenced by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and internal struggles of the Palestinian people. Hebrew תֵּל אָבִיב-יָפוֹ Arabic تَلْ أَبِيبْ يَافَا Name Meaning Spring Hill Founded in 1909 Government City District Tel Aviv Population 382,500[1] Metro: 2. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Ramallah (Arabic:  ) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank of approximately 57,000 residents. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... This article needs to be updated to deal with the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. ... Palestinians are people with family origins mainly in Palestine. ...

Filmography

• "Private" by Saverio Costanzo (Italy) 2004
• "The Olive Harvest" by Hannah Elias (Palestine) 2001
• "Desperado Square" by Benny Toraty (Italy/Israel) 1997
• "Haifa" by Rashid Masharawi (Palestine/Netherlands) 1997
• "Sous les pieds des femmes" by Rachid Krim (France) 1995
• "The Milky Way" by Ali Nassar (Israel) 1994
• "The Tale of the Three Jewels" by Michel Khleifi (Palestine/Belgium) 1994
• "Beyond the Walls II" by Uri Barabash (Israel) 1994
• "Cup Final" by Eran Riklis (Israel) 1991
• "Foreign Nights" by Izidore K. Musallam (Canada) 1989
• "Rami og Julie" by Erik Clausen (Denmark) 1988
• "Esther" by Amos Gitai (Israel/UK) 1986
• "Beyond the Walls" by Uri Barabash (Israel) 1984
• "Hanna K." by Constantin Costa- Gavras (Israel/France) 1983

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Documentaries

• "1948" (Palestine/Israel) 1999
• "Jenin, Jenin" (Palestine) 2002

Awards

• Golden Leopard for the Best Actor for the role in "Private" by Saverio Costanzo, Locarno International Film Festival 2004
• Palestine Prize for Cinema 1999 Ramallah
• Award for the Best Actor for the role in "Haifa" by Rashid Masharawi, Valencia Festival 1997
• Award for the Best Actor for the role in "Beyond the Walls II" by Uri Barabash, Valencia Festival 1994
• Award for the Best Actor for the role in "Beyond the Walls" by Uri Barabash, Israel 1984

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See Also

• Arab citizens of Israel
• Shaghur

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External links

• Mohammad Bakri at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography on his personal website