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ABU OMAR

Roy Krispel | 2023 | 113 MINS
Israel/France | Subtitles
UK Premiere - Israel/Palestine

Two people who live extremely different ways of life unite on a very unusual road trip. Given the current situation between Israel and Palestine, this film gives hope that opposites can unite for the greater good.

In Detail

Under a military curfew, grieving Palestinian father Salah (Kais Nashif) sets out on the road to cross the Israeli border into the West Bank carrying his dead son Omar, who did not survive a heart operation in a Tel Aviv hospital.

Left to wander the streets carrying his son, dazed and unable to find help, Miri (Shany Verchik), a single pregnant Israeli woman, takes him in and makes it her mission to get across the border. What follows is a unique road movie, as the two end up in different places that show nearly every facet of Israeli life. The movie is symbolic on many levels and finds black humour in some of the absurdities of life here. This film was made in 2020 but only released recently, and considering the current dispute, extremely relevant and important.

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