Omar ( Arabic: عمر ) is a Palestinian film directed by Hani Abu Assad , released in 2013 .
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Hani Abu Assad |
| Producer | Hani Abu Assad David Gerson Walid Zuyter |
| Author script | Hani Abu Assad |
| In the main cast | Adam Bakri Lim Lubani |
| Operator | Ehab Assal |
| Film company | Zbros |
| Duration | 96 minutes |
| Budget | $ 2.1 million |
| Fees | 356 thousand $ (in the USA) |
| A country |  Palestine |
| Tongue | Arab Hebrew |
| Year | 2013 |
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Content
Story
Young Palestinians Omar, Tarek and Amjad dream of liberating their homeland occupied by Israeli forces. Almost every day, Omar crosses the dividing wall , risking his freedom or even his life to meet his lover - Nadia, the sister of Tarek. Friends decide to act and attack the Israeli checkpoint, killing one of the soldiers. A few days later, as a result of a raid secured by someone's betrayal, the police capture Omar, who is subjected to interrogation and torture, but refuses to extradite his friends. Finally, he comes to an agreement with Agent Rami, which will bring Tarek to him within a month. However, having been released, Omar is not at all going to fulfill his promise ...
Cast
- Adam Bakri - Omar
- Lim Lubani - Nadia
- Walid Zuiter - Agent Rami
- Samer Bisharat - Amjad
- Ayad Khurani - Tarek
Awards and nominations
- 2013 - Special Prize of the jury of the “ Special Look ” program at the Cannes Film Festival (Hani Abu Assad).
- 2013 - prizes for the best film and best directing (Hani Abu Assad) at the Dubai Film Festival.
- 2013 - prize of the youth jury at the Ghent Film Festival (Hani Abu Assad).
- 2014 - nomination for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- 2014 - Silver Frog Prize, Camerimage cameraman festival (Ehab Assal).