Happy Holidays

Name: Happy Holidays
Genre: Drama
Released: December 5, 2025
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 69

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Film Movement | Release Date: December 5, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: While celebrating Purim at her university in Jerusalem, Fifi, a young Palestinian woman is hospitalized following a car accident. Though her injuries are minor, she fears her newfound freedom at school will now come under the scrutiny of her conservative parents. Meanwhile, back in Haifa, Fifi’s older brother Rami panics as he faces his ownWhile celebrating Purim at her university in Jerusalem, Fifi, a young Palestinian woman is hospitalized following a car accident. Though her injuries are minor, she fears her newfound freedom at school will now come under the scrutiny of her conservative parents. Meanwhile, back in Haifa, Fifi’s older brother Rami panics as he faces his own personal crisis - Shirley, his Jewish girlfriend, reveals she is pregnant and plans to carry the baby to term. Behind closed doors, the family's deep financial troubles come into focus while Hanan, Fifi and Rami's mother, plans her eldest daughter's wedding.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 123 min

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Jason Delgado

Dec 9, 2025

The story of Happy Holidays starts out fragmented, so it’s a bit disorienting. But when the puzzle comes together, it clicks in a satisfying way. Read full review

Lovia Gyarkye

Nov 21, 2025

The interconnected structure lays the ground for a gripping mystery attentive viewers will be eager to solve. Read full review

Siddhant Adlakha

Nov 21, 2025

Copti and cinematographer Tim Kuhn shoot each interaction with an up-close, handheld intimacy that not only magnifies the subtle, powerful performances of the cast (many of them first-time actors), but welcomes the viewer into each scene, as though it were a complicated family reunion. Read full review

Lee Marshall

Nov 21, 2025

If the film doesn’t always mesh its two main strands – tough family drama and reflections on the state of a nation – it does so often enough and passionately enough to impress. Read full review

Next Best Picture Matthew Turner

Nov 21, 2025

Copti’s direction coaxes authentic performances from his cast of non-professional actors and the script explores challenging themes in a compellingly even-handed way. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Dec 4, 2025

The movie favors an unflashy presentation that allows its themes to emerge organically. But the interlocking structure, which owes more to the early work of Alejandro González Iñárritu than “Rashomon,” undermines sustained tension, and the dramatic architecture is slightly wobbly. Read full review

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