Director, Beverly Shaffer ; producer, Beverly Shaffer, Colin Neale ; executive producer, Colin Neale ; camera, Kent Nason ; sound, Jacques Drouin ; editing, Sidonie Kerr ; sound editing, Tony Reed ; re-recording, Adrian Croll ; music, Ibrahim Naddaf.

Recorded 1992.

A portrait of nine-year-old Yacoub, a Palestinian who lives in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem. He studies English and French at school, and enjoys shopping at outdoor markets and helping at his uncle's falafel shop. He'd like to be free to go out and play with his friends without his parents worrying about his safety. As we accompany him in his daily activities, we see how his life is affected by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Special Jury Award, 1994 Silver Apple Award - Category: Portraits of Places and Communities / Middle School, 1994 Honorable Mention - Category: Social Issues, 1994

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).