Between Heaven and Earth

Name: Between Heaven and Earth
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019
Duration: 92 min

Director: Najwa Najjar

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Highlights

In a tour across the Arab world, the film was released in Egypt where it received successful screenings at Zawya cinema that lasted for over six weeks.
It screened at Cinema Akil in UAE for over three weeks.
Landed a full-house world premiere at Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt, where it received the Best Screenplay Award at CIFF
It has been selected to compete for the Golden Globe Awards and the European Film Awards and screened at the European Film Market within the Berlin International Film Festival.
It was also released on Shahid VIP.
Directed by the Award-winning Najwa Najjar (Oyoun Harameya, the official submission of Jordan to the Oscars and the Golden Globes).

2019/ Palestine - Luxemburg - Iceland92 min/ Drama

Original Title

Bein El Sama w El Ard

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SYNOPSIS

Based on a true story, the film follows a thirty-something couple, Salma and Tamer, who have been married for the past five years, and living in the Palestinian Territory. The first time Tamer is ever given a three-day permit to cross the Israeli checkpoint, is to file for divorce in the courts in Nazareth. At the courthouse, they are confronted with a staggering discovery, a secret which sends Salma and Tamer spinning on a road trip exploring the loss and betrayal of the past, and of themselves.

CAST

Mouna Hawa
Firas Nassar
Lamis Ammar
Sari Bisharat

CREW

Screenwriter: Najwa Najjar
DOP: Tómas Örn Tómasson
Editor: Amine Jaber
Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir

Production Company(ies)

Ustura Films
Paul Thiltges Distributions
Oktober Films

Producer(s)

Adrien Chef
Fahad Falur Jabali
Eggert Ketilsson
Hani E. Kort
Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Paul Thiltges

European Film Market within the Berlin International Film Festival, Germany

Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt

Reel Palestine Festival, UAE

London Palestine Film Festival, England

Toronto Palestine Film Festival, Canada

Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden

Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh

Calgary International Film Festival , Canada

China Film Golden Rooster Awards, China

Reykjavík International Film Festival, Iceland

Chicago Palestine Film Festival, USA

Palestine Arts Film Festival, Zurich

Cyprus Film Days International Festival, Cyprus

Middle East Now Film Festival Florence, Italy

Mostra de Valencia Film Festival, Spain

Boston Palestine Film Festival, USA

Olhares do Mediterraneo Women FF Lisbon, Portugal

Arab Film Festival Collab- AFMI, USA

Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Tétouan, Morocco

San Diego Arab Film Festival, USA

Naguib Mahfouz Award for Best Screenplay at the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt

Best Feature Audience Award at Boston Palestine Film Festival, USA

Best Male Performance at Mostra de Valencia Film Festival, Spain

Audience Award at Middle East Now Film Festival Florence, Italy

Honorable Mention at Olhares do Mediterraneo Women FF Lisbon, Portugal

Special Jury award at Cairo Film Connection within Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt

Best Feature Film and Audience Award at Arab Film Festival Collab- AFMI, USA

Reviews

Ola Salwa - Cineuropa

Deborah Young - The Hollywood Reporter

Melanie Goodfellow - Screen Daily

Soha Hesham - Al Ahram Weekly

Quotes

"A couple who are going through a divorce but who realise that they still have things in common and are hanging onto some mutual affection is a clear and effective metaphor for the conflict in the Middle East, at least in terms of the way it is presented in the film: away from the politics, squabbles and attacks." Ola Salwa - Cineuropa

"The young actors Mouna Hawa (as Salma) and Firas Nassar (as Tamer) are confident and sure-footed in depicting their ever-evolving relationship, which keeps the audience on their side."
Deborah Young - The Hollywood Reporter

“The film proved a crowd-pleaser at a packed world premiere …. It prompted a 10-minute standing ovation and praise from some of the toughest cinema critics in the Arab world.”
Melanie Goodfellow - Screen Daily

“Such an impressive film” Soha Hesham - Al Ahram Weekly