Ave Maria (2015 film)

Ave Maria is a short film directed by Basil Khalil and written by him and Daniel Ka-Chun Chan.

A family of religious Israeli settlers has their car break down in a rural area of the West Bank and they must seek the help of five nuns to get back home.

The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards in 2016.

Cast

 * Maria Zreik as Sr. Marie
 * Huda Al Imam as Sr. Marie Angeline
 * Shady Srour as Moshe
 * Ruth Farhi as Esther
 * Maya Koren as Rachel
 * Sana Tanous as Sr. Marie Antoinette
 * Maria De Pina as Sr. Marie Josephine
 * Raneen Bisharat Iskandar as Sr. Marie of Christ Crucified