Completed - ARABIC, HEBREW, ENGLISH - Drama - 127 minutes
An extramarital affair in Jerusalem ignites a dangerous game of deceit between those who hold power and those who don’t.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Muayad MUAYAD Writer(s) : Rami RAMI ALAYAN Cast : Adeeb SAFADI , Sivane KRETCHNER , Ishai GOLAN , Maisa ABD ELHADI Producer(s) : Muayad ALAYAN (PalCine Productions ), Rami ALAYAN (PalCine Productions )
Sarah is Israeli and runs a café in West Jerusalem. Saleem is Palestinian from East Jerusalem and works as a deliveryman. Despite being worlds apart, Sarah and Saleem risk everything as they embark on a illicit affair that could tear apart their unsuspecting respective families. When a risky late-night tryst goes awry and threatens to expose them, the two of them look on helplessly as their frantic efforts to salvage what’s left of their lives further escalate things. Caught up in the occupying machinery and socio-political pressure, Sarah and Saleem find themselves trapped in a web of deceit and not even the truth looks able to stop it.
Country(ies) : PALESTINE, NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, MEXICO
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Rotterdam IFF 2018 - Hivos Tiger Competition (Special jury award )Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018