INCH’ALLAH (2012) by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette

Chloe is a young Canadian obstetrician working in a makeshift clinic in a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank, where she treats pregnant women under the supervision of Michael, a French doctor.

Facing daily checkpoints and the separation barrier, Chloe is confronted with the conflict and the people it affects: Rand, a patient for whom Chloe develops a deep affection; Faysal, Rand’s older brother, a fervent resister; Safi, their younger brother, a child shattered by war who dreams of flying across borders; and Ava, a young soldier who lives next door to Chloe in her apartment in Israel.

Her encounter with the war draws Chloe into an adventure that’s both deeply personal and as large as the land. She loses her bearings, is uprooted, goes into freefall. There are trips that shake us and transform us. There are trips that shatter all of our certainties. For Chloe, Inch’Allah is such a trip.

Writer and director Anaïs BARBEAU-LAVALETTE

Producers – Canada Luc DÉRY, Kim McCRAW
Co-producer – France Isabelle DUBAR
Associate producers – Israel Eilon RATZOVSKY, Yochanan KREDO

Director of photography Philippe LAVALETTE
Production designer André-Line BEAUPARLANT
Costume designer Sophie LEFEBVRE
Sound engineer Jean UMANSKY
Editor Sophie LEBLOND
Sound designer Sylvain BELLEMARE
Audio mixing engineer Jean-Paul HURIER

Line producer Stephen TRAYNOR
Postproduction supervisor Erik DANIEL

Script consultant Valérie BEAUGRAND-CHAMPAGNE