Miral [SEP] director
Miral
Miral is a 2010 biographical political film directed by Julian Schnabel about the coming of age of a Palestinian girl named Miral who grows up in the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and finds herself drawn into the conflict. The screenplay was written by Rula Jebreal, based on her novel of the same name. The film was released on 3 September at the 2010 Venice Film Festival and on 15 September 2010 in France. The film was set for release on 3 December 2010 in the United Kingdom, and on
Khobar and Riyadh. Most recently, Calderbank became Country Director of the British Council in the new state of South Sudan.
Calderbank has translated a number of works from the Arabic literary canon into English. These include:
- "Blue Aubergine" by Miral Al-Tahawy
- "Gazelle Tracks" by Miral Al-Tahawy
- "The Tent" by Miral Al-Tahawy
- "Nights of Musk" by Haggag Hassan Oddoul
- "Munira's Bottle" by Yousef Al-Mohaimeed
-