Movie Details:
| Italian title | I bambini di Gaza – Sulle onde della libertà |
| Based on | Sulle onde della libertà by Nicoletta Bortolotti |
| Country | Italy United States Belgium |
| Language | English Arabic Hebrew |
| Genre | Drama |
| Release date | 28 March 2024 (Italy) |
| Running time | 1hr 30min |
| Starring | Marwan Hamdan Mikhael Fridel Tom Rhys Harries Lyna Khoudri |
| Directed by | Loris Lai |
| Written by | Loris Lai Dahlia Heyman |
| Produced by | Elda Ferri Lawrence Bender Frédéric Ollier Peter De Maegd Loris Lai |
| Cinematography by | Shane Sigler |
| Edited by | Andrea Maguolo |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
| Production Company | Jean Vigo Italia Eagle Pictures B-Roll Panoramic Film Rai Cinema Lawrence Bender Productions Potemkino |
| Distributor | Eagle Pictures (Italy) |
| Budget | €2,8 million |
Cast & Characters:
- Marwan Hamdan as Mahmud
- Mikhael Fridel as Alon
- Tom Rhys Harries as Dan
- Lyna Khoudri as Farah
- Ruth Rosenfeld as Sara
- Husam Chadat as Ashraf
- Eyad Hourani as Ahmed
- Samuel Kay
Storyline:
Gaza Strip, 2003. Two 11-year-old boys, Mahmud and Alon, one Palestinian and the other Israeli, form an unlikely friendship due to their mutual love for surfing amidst the war in Gaza during the Second Intifada.
About Movie:
How Kids Roll (Italian: I bambini di Gaza – Sulle onde della libertà, lit. ’The Children of Gaza – On the Waves of Freedom’) is a drama film directed by Loris Lai in his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Dahlia Heyman, freely inspired by the 2013 Italian novel Sulle onde della libertà (lit. ’On the Waves of Freedom’) by Nicoletta Bortolotti. It tells the story of two boys, one Palestinian and the other Israeli, who form an unlikely friendship due to their mutual love for surfing amidst the war in the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada in 2003. It stars Marwan Hamdan, Mikhael Fridel, Tom Rhys Harries, and Lyna Khoudri. The film is a co-production between Italy, the United States, and Belgium.
The film was released theatrically in Italy by Eagle Pictures on 28 March 2024.
