Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Tale of the Three Jewels
TITLE DETAILS

Tale of the Three Jewels

1995-01-02 · 112 min · ★ 7.2

Drama

A Palestinian boy becomes entranced with a beautiful Romani girl and a fairy tale world she weaves amidst conflict in Gaza. The children explore nature, mysticism and what their future holds, while learning to live with the surrounding brutality c. 1990. Yusef's family scrapes by in a seaside camp while his father's in prison and his heavily-armed brother's on the run, parrying with Israeli troops. Salah, Yusef's schoolmate from a well-off Arab family strives faithfully to assist them, while Yusef helps an elderly, blind neighbor escape from his lonely abandonment into the North American dreamworld he's waited so long for.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Michel Khleifi
Production companies
BBC, Foundation Montecinema Verità, La Sept-Arte, One World of Broadcasters, Sindibad Films, Sourat Films, Television Trust for the Environment, TVE
Countries
Belgium, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Palestinian Territory
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mohammad NahhalYusef
Hana' Nc'mchAida #1
Makram J. KhouryMakram J. KhouryAbu Iman
Bushra QaramanYusef's mother
Ghassan Abu LibdaSalah
Mohammad BakriMohammad BakriAida's father
Raida AdonRaida AdonSuad
Mohammed SheikhSamir
Hana' Ne'mehAida
Amir HalabiSalah's father
Umm FayezAida's grandmother
Ahmad Abu Sal'oumYusef's father
Khalifa NatourKhalifa NatourOfficer #1
Dirar SuleimanOfficer #2

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

Goodbye June
★ 6.5
Goodbye June2025Drama

Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

Death of a Superhero
★ 6.9
Death of a Superhero2011Drama

A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.

Mr. Church
★ 7.4
Mr. Church2016Drama

A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.

Eleanor the Great
★ 6.8
Eleanor the Great2025Drama

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

All Together Now
★ 6.7
All Together Now2020Drama

An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?

For Colored Girls
★ 6.7
For Colored Girls2010Drama

A film about existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.

The Last Rifleman
★ 6.6
The Last Rifleman2023Drama

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

Mo' Better Blues
★ 6.5
Mo' Better Blues1990Drama

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.

Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland
★ 6.6
Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland2017Drama

Based on the best-selling book, Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days, and told through the eyes of Jackson's trusted bodyguards, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard. The movie will reveal firsthand the devotion Michael Jackson had to his children, and the hidden drama that took place during the last two years of his life.

I Believe in Unicorns
★ 6.7
I Believe in Unicorns2015Drama

Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.

The Miracle Season
★ 7.2
The Miracle Season2018Drama

After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship!

Holy Lands
★ 6.1
Holy Lands2019Drama

When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica is trying to manage the lives of their adult children, Annabelle and David, as well as her own.

The Safety of Objects
★ 6.5
The Safety of Objects2002Drama

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

Bastard Out of Carolina
★ 7.1
Bastard Out of Carolina1996Drama

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

A Question of Faith
★ 7.5
A Question of Faith2017Drama

When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
★ 7.0
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film2013Drama

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

The Road Dance
★ 6.7
The Road Dance2022Drama

A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.

A Dry White Season
★ 6.7
A Dry White Season1989Drama

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.

The Girl in the Book
★ 5.8
The Girl in the Book2015Drama

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

Hounddog
★ 6.5
Hounddog2008Drama

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

Similar titles

Less Than Zero
★ 6.4
Less Than Zero1987Drama

A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.

Lost Isolation
★ 6.0
Lost Isolation2022Drama

A depressed man finds himself in a silent nightmare of self-reflection.

Dear You
★ 6.0
Dear You2025Drama

A man wanders a city reminiscing of a lost love.

Kindling
Not rated
Kindling2024Drama

Two estranged childhood friends, Henry and Carter, reconnect in their early twenties for a final, turbulent canoe trip.

Ward Six
★ 5.2
Ward Six1978Drama

A doctor from provincial town in Tsardom of Russia meets his former student in Ward 6, where the story takes place. Impressed by his rebellious spirit and clever remarks, he tends to spend more time with him while also indulging in meditation, only to be ridiculed by his fellow colleagues. Based on a Chekhov's work of the same title.

Tokyo Godfathers
★ 7.9
Tokyo Godfathers2003Drama

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.

o jardineiro - ou os equinócios de uma memória latente
Not rated
o jardineiro - ou os equinócios de uma memória latente2025Drama

Oliver, an elderly gardener with Alzheimer's, discovers a Super 8 film reel he recorded decades ago, during the early days of his relationship with Julia, his late wife. As he watches the images from the past, his memories blur with the present, and he finds himself torn between reality and the recollections of a love that still blooms in his mind. While searching for answers that never come, Oliver confronts the fleeting nature of life and the beauty of memories that withstand the passage of time.

Ploy
★ 6.1
Ploy2007Drama

A husband and wife are locked inside a single hotel room with a stranger named Ploy. Subtle suspicions build up to jealousy as the young woman triggers devastating consequences for the couple.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
★ 7.2
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street2007Drama

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

Blue Night
Not rated
Blue Night2026Drama

On Christmas Eve, Alexandre, a lonely young man burdened by his own emotional defenses, invites Guilherme—a male escort who has just been kicked out of his home—to stay at his house. As the hours pass, the ordinary night transforms into a deep dive into the vulnerabilities, fears, and desires of both, showcasing the hesitant and contradictory construction of an inescapable connection that remains uncertain: whether it is love, friendship, or simply the recognition of two mirrored lonely souls.

The Postman
★ 7.9
The Postman1994Drama

Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

Autumn in New York
★ 6.1
Autumn in New York2000Drama

Will Keane, a Manhattan restaurateur, is content with his playboy lifestyle until he meets Charlotte Fielding, a free-spirited young woman. Together the pair pursue a passionate affair that forces them both to reevaluate what they want out of life, even as fate threatens to steal away their future.

In the Absence of the Sun
★ 7.3
In the Absence of the Sun2014Drama

A tender, melancholic night is experienced through the eyes of three women as they struggle to find themselves in this ever-changing jungle of Jakarta.

Steel Magnolias
★ 7.2
Steel Magnolias1989Drama

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.

A Night to Remember
★ 7.7
A Night to Remember1958Drama

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.

The Wild Blade of Strangers
★ 6.5
The Wild Blade of Strangers2024Drama

During the chaotic period towards the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Prince of Liang usurped power and secretly eliminated the heir to the throne. Tian Anye, a humble charcoal seller, unintentionally gets entangled in this conspiracy. In a series of intense battles where allies and enemies become blurred, the secrets hidden within Tian Anye and the truth behind the sacrifice of the people in Liang City are unveiled. In the end, Tian Anye fights against the imperial soldiers, saving a mother and child and escaping from the city of Chang'an.

20,000 Species of Bees
★ 7.1
20,000 Species of Bees2023Drama

Lucía is an eight-year-old girl, who sometimes struggles as the world tries to catch up with the fact that she is trans. As the summer holidays pass, she explores her femininity alongside the women of her family who at the same time reflect on their own femininity.

Taxidermia
★ 6.6
Taxidermia2006Drama

Three stories. Three ages. Three men. Grandfather, father, son. One is an orderly, one is a leading sportsman, and one is a master taxidermist. One desires love, the other success, and the third immortality.

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
★ 6.5
Diary of a Mad Black Woman2005Drama

Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes an unexpected twist when she comes home to find her clothes packed up in a U-Haul van parked in the driveway. Charles is divorcing her and kicks her out. Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, an old woman who doesn't take any lip from anyone. Madea helps Helen through these tough times by showing her what is really important in life. Helen is forced to rediscover love, life, and religion in her pursuit for happiness.

Devdas
★ 7.5
Devdas2002Drama

In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.