The Real Estate Agent [Figure 6]

The last of the scenes given the title of mi`ad is "mi`ad ma` al-simsar: dar lil ijar fi shariqiy al-quds" (appointment with the real-estate agent: a flat for rent in East

Fig. 7 The Promised Land, Chronicle, Dir. Elia Suleiman

 

The last time the word mi`ad appears as a title in Chronicle is closer to the end. The black title screen reads: "Ard al-mi`ad" translated as "the promised land."Here, the use of the word 'mi`ad' evokes an association with the other appointments.This final 'appointment' is with the land itself.