Wajib: The Wedding Invitation

"Compelling and watchable..."

"It's a doggerel odyssey, mischievously done."

"Crowd-pleasing Palestinian drama..."

"There's little here that bucks the conventional road-movie structure, but the droll script and humane performances are quite special."

"Ms. Jacir is a thrifty filmmaker; there's nothing frilly in this movie. But she is also a sensitive and imaginative and resourceful one."

"You might argue that the script is perhaps too tidy and neat, but the rich sense of place and multidimensional characters are too seductive to resist."

"Grounded in locations that speak to the broader realities and personal differences in philosophy, the film has wry warmth and unexpected differences."

"An eye-widening, culturally rich look at life inside a Palestinian family."

"Wajib gives an unfussily illuminating snapshot of modern-day Nazareth..."

"Real life father/son Mohammad and Saleh Bakri are terrifically engaging..."