Maria Zreik

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Dec 29, 1991 (33 years old)

Maria Zreik

Known For

A Gaza Weekend
1h 30m
Movie 2022

A Gaza Weekend

Israel is sealed off after the outbreak of a deadly virus and Gaza has become the safest place in the region, leaving a British journalist and his Israeli girlfriend trapped on the wrong side of the border. With no one else to turn to, they must entrust two Palestinian street merchants who promise a way out in exchange for much needed cash. What follows is a hilarious culture clash comedy-adventure as the couple desperately try everything to get back home.

The Translator
1h 45m
Movie 2021

The Translator

A Syrian exile living in Australia returns when his brother is taken into custody by the Assad regime in 2011.

Laila in Haifa
1h 39m
Movie 2021

Laila in Haifa

The film was shot entirely in a nightclub, with an adjoining contemporary art gallery, whose customers are both Israelis and Palestinians, in one of Israel’s most open cities, Haifa. A long night in a place where the most diverse people meet: Jews, Muslims, gays, heterosexuals, transvestites; and three women, who in that multifaceted microcosm, a gathering peaceful hideout, can find shelter from male bullying and arrogance.

Maryam
0h 15m
Movie 2019

Maryam

A hotshot reporter sees his morals take over after he meets a young, damaged prostitute shortly after World War II, changing his life forever.

In His Place
0h 24m
Movie 2018

In His Place

A complicated and nonliteral Jewish film about feelings the name for which has not yet been invented. A friend of the family in which the wife died in labour loved her more than life itself, although he will never say it out loud. He gladly agrees to babysit the child for a day and brings her home, where he is suddenly faced with resentment from his relatives. This multifigured film with beautiful unspoken truths talks about widowhood of other people and oneself, about others’ children who can be dearer than the yet unborn children of one’s own, and about love that does not follow the loved one into the grave.

Wajib
1h 47m
Movie 2017

Wajib

After years abroad in Italy, Shadi returns to his native Nazareth. But this is no spectacular homecoming. He's back somewhat begrudgingly to honour his "wajib" (or duty) to hand out invitations to his sister's wedding with his father. The simmering tension between the two — who are often stuck in a car, more often than not in traffic — builds, exposing the sometimes-comic chasms that exist between men who live in different worlds but share an unshakable bond.

Between Worlds
1h 24m
Movie 2016

Between Worlds

Bina (46), religious woman from Jerusalem, arrives panic-stricken at the hospital after her son Oliel (25) was severely injured in a stabbing attack. This is the first time she sees him since he became secular and lost contact with the family. Her husband, Meir (50) comes later only after their daughter Ester’s (28) insistence. At the hospital, Bina meets Amal (24). While Meir searches for answers to revive Oliel, the two despondent women bond with one another. However, Amal hides a secret from Bina and Meir. While waiting for Oliel’s revival, they will learn about truth, faith, understanding, acceptance, and love that can and maybe should replace fear of the unknown.

Ave Maria
0h 15m
Movie 2015

Ave Maria

The silent routine of 5 Nuns living in the West Bank wilderness is disturbed when an Israeli settler family breaks down right outside the convent just as the Sabbath comes into effect.

Biography

Maria Zreik is a Palestinian actress. She made her debut in VILLA TOUMA, which earned her the Best Actress Award at the Reggio Calabria Film Festival, as well as putting her in the spotlight of Palestinian cinema. Since then, she has appeared in several feature films, TV series, ads, and theatre plays, including the lead role in AVE MARIA, which earned an Oscar nomination in 2016. In 2017, Maria was selected as part of Screen International's "Arab Stars of Tomorrow" in association with the Dubai International Film Festival, and was nominated for the Muhr Feature Award for Best Actress. Aside from acting, Maria holds a bachelor's degree in Law.

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