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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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