Omar

Name: Omar
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013
Duration: 97 min

Director: Hany Abu-Assad

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Highlights

Omar was Palestine's second Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 2014.
It won 10 awards out of the 18 international festivals it has been screened at.
The film received the Enjaaz fund, a Dubai Film Market initiative.
The film is made by Oscar-nominated Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad.
The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival.

2013/ Palestine97 min/ Drama

Original Title

Omar

SYNOPSIS

Omar, a young baker, is interrogated by the Israeli intelligence after a soldier is killed. He is then tortured and offered a deal to trade his freedom in return for his help in capturing the soldier’s killer.

CAST

Adam Bakri
Eyad Hourani
Samer Bisharat
Leem Lubani

CREW

Screenwriter: Hany Abu-Assad
DOP: Ehab Assal
Editor: Martin Brinkler
Eyas Salman

Production Company(ies)

ZBROS
in association with Dubai Entertainment and Media Organization Enjaaz (a Dubai Film Market Initiative)

Producer(s)

Waleed Zuaiter
David Gerson

Adelaide Film Festival, Australia

American Film Institute (AFI FEST), USA

Chlotrudis Awards, USA

Cinema Bloggers Awards, Portugal

Human Rights Nights Film Festival, Italy

Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia

New York Film Festival, USA

Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA

Cannes Film Festival, France

Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), UAE

Camerimage, Poland

Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Australia

Traverse City Film Festival, USA

Human Rights Nights Film Festival, Italy

Asian Film Critics Association Awards, Country

Ghent International Film Festival, Belgium

Festival of the European and Mediterranean Film (FEMF), Slovenia

Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway

Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, France

Muhr Arab Award for Best Feature Film at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), UAE

Silver Frog for Best Cinematography at the Camerimage, Poland

Best Film Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Australia

Founders Prize for Best Drama at the Traverse City Film Festival, USA

HRNs People for Best Movie at the Human Rights Nights Film Festival, Italy

NETPAC Award for Best Director at the Asian Film Critics Association Awards

Youth Jury Award at the Ghent International Film Festival, Belgium

Best Film Award at the Festival of the European and Mediterranean Film (FEMF), Slovenia

Norwegian Peace Film Award at the Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway

Reviews

Geoffrey Macnabn - The Independent

Nana Asfour - The Guardian

Jay Weissberg - Variety

Menna Taher - Ahram Online

Ruby Beesley - Aesthetica Short Film Festival

Yolanda Neil - BBC Arabic (Arabic)

Quotes

“Hany Abu-Assad's Oscar-nominated Omar has an intensity that many Cold War spy films lack.” Geoffrey Macnabn - The Independent

“Wisely, Abu-Assad puts plenty of humorous lines in his characters’ mouths, revealing an ear for natural dialogue and the daily jokes friends exchange no matter what pressures they’re under.” Jay Weissberg - Variety