Pomegranates and Myrrh

02/01/2009

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1hr 35min

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Drama

STORY

A free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the lonely wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she loves until she returns to the dance, defying societys taboos. At the dance Kamar is confronted with Kais, a Palestinian returnee. Sparks fly between Kamar and Kais, creating more than a passionate, emotional dance for the both of them. Matters become even more complicated when Zaid's sentence is extended. Kamar's life is thrown into turmoil as she becomes increasingly attached to Kais, and caught in the midst of her desire to dance and breaking the family and society taboos of the prisoner's wife's role while life under occupation rages on.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Yasmine Al Massri
  • Hiam Abbass
  • Ali Suliman
  • Walid Abdul Salam
  • Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

    Directors

  • Najwa Najjar
  • Daniel Gräbner

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • ZDF/Arte
  • Desert Door Productions
  • Ustura Films
  • Rif Film
  • Ciné-Sud Promotion

    Production Countries

  • France
  • Germany
  • Kuwait
  • Palestinian Territory

LANGUAGES

  • Arabic
  • English
  • Hebrew

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