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ABU OMAR
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Completed - HEBREW, ARABIC - First film, Romance, Drama - 110 minutes

Log Line

A brief and tender journey where two lonely souls become partners for a few days.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2020 (Debut)
  • Berlin EFM 2021 (Premiere)
  • Busan 2021 (Line up)
  • Pre-Cannes 2021 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Roy KRISPEL
Writer(s) : Roy KRISPEL
Cast : Kais NASHIF, Shany VERSHIK, Mickey LEON, Hila MEZGER

Producer(s) : Itai TAMIR (LAILA FILMS), Ami LIVNE (LAILA FILMS)

Synopsis

Under a very strict military curfew Salah, a grieving father, sets out on the road to cross the Israeli border carrying his dead son Omar in a duffel bag. Miri, a pregnant single woman, decides to help him out at all costs while fending off the terrible heat.

A brief and tender journey where two lonely souls become partners for a few days.

Production

Country(ies) : ISRAEL, FRANCE

FRANCE Nov 08, 2023 PARAMAX


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Festivals and Awards

Tokyo - TiffCom 2020 (Tokyo Premiere)


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