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Grounded (2024)
Directed by Shady Srour
Documentary · 3h 44m
Traditional cuisine is much more than just food—it is a living expression of identity, memories, and heritage. Its ingredients are rooted in the land's geography and seasons, while its flavors reflect its conflicts and politics. Palestinian cuisine carries within it a blend of popular, personal, and feminine history; it intertwines with the narrative found in books, adds depth to it, and brings it to life. Cook and culinary historian Muzna Bishara embarks on an eight-chapter journey, one that also explores a vanishing generation of women who preserve the memory of rural cooking. Each chapter focuses on a key ingredient or raw material, its region of cultivation, its season, and a local family who works with it. Olives, sumac, akoub, and eggplants are among the foundational elements that shape the flavor of the land—stories that Muzna seeks to uncover, offering a new way to touch the tragic history of her people.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Shady Srour
- Director of Photography
- Avner Shahaf
- Editor
- Naaman Bishara, Miri Laufer
- Producer
- Hilla Medalia
Details
- Release date
- 2024-12-31
- Runtime
- 3h 44m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic
- Countries
- Israel