Friday, 17 October 2014: Omar
Friday, 17 October 2014, 20:00
Venue: (see Locations and Tickets for further details)
Programme category: Forest Row Film Society
Director: Hany Abu-Assad, Palestine 2013, 96 mins, 15
“Helped along by an amazing cast of mostly first-time actors, Omar feels very fresh due to its attitude, approach, and the fact that it offers no solutions.” – Roger Ebert.com – Sheila O’Malley
A tense and gripping thriller set in the Palestinian occupied territories where Omar is drawn into a conspiracy along with three childhood friends to shoot an Israeli soldier. A film about the choice between lifelong loyalties and survival, Omar was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in the 2013 Oscars.
“..it is Abu-Assad who pulls the neatest trick: His empathy for those caught in the pathology caused by living as second-class citizens is apparent. Yet he doesn’t excuse the excesses that result – on both sides.” Huffington Post
Further reading
- Salon
- Slant
- The Guardian
- Al Jazeera
- Interviews with the director:
