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 jeopardise his long-time 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. Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, and winner of the Cannes Jury Prize Un Certain Regard.
Apple TV: Customer Reviews
2014-10-16
Excellent Must Watch
This is an excellent film capturing the desperation and futility of the conflict in the Middle East and yet has a moving and excellent story line of love and betrayal.
Brilliantly acted, and with presentation and editing which keeps you hooked throughout to the very last frame!
2014-10-13
A lovely film
This is a focused, gripping film, set in a landscape we’re not used to seeing in cinema. I really enjoyed it.
2014-10-10
Gripping, emotional, well acted.
A really excellent film which really shows how emotions, relationships and friendships can be torn apart by the occupation of your land.