Border-crossing Arabic romance based around the Palestinian wall that separates Omar, a rebellious resistance fighter, from his love,...
Border-crossing Arabic romance based around the Palestinian wall that separates Omar, a rebellious resistance fighter, from his love, Nadia. Special Jury Prize winner at Cannes 2013 and nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2014 Oscars.
"Omar is accustomed to dodging surveillance bullets to cross the separation wall to visit his secret love Nadia. But occupied Palestine knows neither simple love nor clear-cut war. On the other side of the wall, the sensitive young baker Omar becomes a freedom fighter who must face painful choices about life and manhood. When Omar is captured after a deadly act of resistance, he falls into a cat-and-mouse game with the military police. Suspicion and betrayal jeopardize his longtime trust with accomplices and childhood friends Amjad and Tarek, Nadia’s militant brother. Omar’s feelings quickly become as torn apart as the Palestinian landscape. But it’s soon evident that everything he does is for his love of Nadia." (Cannes Film Festival)
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90 %88 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
84 %5,151 reviewsAudience score rating
"The second [half] sharpens the sting with increasing tension and bitterness, revealing secret betrayals and attempts at self-protection that cause the characters further harm."
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Variety
Variety"The same story could have been set in any period, but set in an urgent contemporary world this is alive to the major moral conundrums contained in the everyday."
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Total Film
Total Film"Bakri has charisma to burn, but the complexity of Abu-Assad's previous movies is traded in for weak genre thrills."
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Time Out
Time Out"Does not offer the promise of a just or satisfying resolution, a fatalism all the more devastating given its realistic methods and humane, understated performances."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The story dishes out action and surprises without losing its political intent."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Undeniably juicy packaging for what is, at its core, [this is] a good but not great crime drama."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"A strong storyline about the West Bank and its endless cycle of violence leaves interpretation up to the viewer."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Hard-hitting moments abound amid the slightly tangled plotting."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineOmar | Details
Award winner- Winner of Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2013.
- Runtime
- 96
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Country of origin
- Palestine
