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Completed - ARABIC - Drama - 98 minutes

Log Line

In occupied Palestine, sensitive young Omar must face painful choices about life and manhood after he participates in a deadly act of resistance with childhood friends… A tragic love story from the award-winning director of PARADISE NOW (Golden Globe, Independent Spirit, Oscar nominee).

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2013 (Premiere)
  • Toronto 2013 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Hany ABU-ASSAD
Writer(s) : Hany ABU-ASSAD
Cast : Adam BAKRI, Samer BISHARA, Ehab HOURANI, Leem LUBANI, Waleed ZUAITER

Producer(s) : Waleed ZUAITER, David GERSON, Hany ABU-ASSAD

Production

Country(ies) : PALESTINE

ARGENTINA Aug 27, 2015 MIRADA DISTRIBU
CANADA MÉTROPOLE FILMS
COLOMBIA CINE COLOMBIA S
CROATIA KINO MEDITERAN
CROATIA MEDITERRANEAN F
CZECH REPU AEROFILMS, S.R.
FRANCE PRETTY PICTURES
HONG KONG EDKO FILMS LTD
JAPAN UPLINK CO.
KOREA (Sou Feb 05, 2015 PANDA MEDIA
NETHERLAND SEPTEMBER FILM
PORTUGAL ALAMBIQUE
SPAIN Jul 04, 2014 GOLEM DISTRIBUC
SWEDEN Oct 24, 2014 STUDIO S ENTERT
SWITZERLAN CINEWORX GMBH
TAIWAN CINEPLEX DEVELO
TURKEY FILMARTI FILM
UNITED KIN May 30, 2014 THUNDERBIRD REL
USA ADOPT FILMS
USA PALMERA INTERNA
USA REQUIRED VIEWIN


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Festivals and Awards

Festival de Cannes 2013 Un Certain Regard
Toronto - TIFF 2013 Special Presentations
BAFICI (Buenos Aires) 2014 Human Rights Competition


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