Omar (2013)

Original title

عمر

Directed by

Hany Abu-Assad

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

Occupied Palestinian territories, Palestine

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

18+

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 182 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Palestinian baker named Omar becomes entangled in a dangerous game of betrayal and surveillance with the Israeli authorities. He tries to navigate a relationship and a resistance cell under constant pressure.

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What happens

Omar (Arabic: عمر, romanized: ʻUmar) is a 2013 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. It won Best Feature Film at the 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The film was screened at the United Nations in New York on 1 May 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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