Pomegranates and Myrrh
2008 · Movie · 95 min. · Palestine
Ramallah this decade. A free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she loves until she returns to the dance, defying society's taboos. At the dance Kamar is confronted with Kais, a Palestinian returnee, who has taken Kamar's role as the head choreographer. 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. At the same time the family's legal case against the land confiscation faces one obstacle after another and the villagers from the nearby villages are unable to reach the family's olive groves, placing the annual harvest and consequently the family's livelihood in danger. And Kamar's life is thrown into turmoil as she becomes increasingly attached to Kais, and caught...
Direction Najwa Najjar
Cast Yasmine Al Masri · Ali Suliman · Ashraf Farah · Hiam Abbass · Yussuf Abu-Warda · Samia Kuzmoz · Manal Awad · Walid Abdul Salam · Hussein Nakleh
Soundtrack Mychael Danna · Amritha Vaz
Screenplay Najwa Najjar
Cinematography Valentina Caniglia
Original title Al-mor wa al rumman
Also known as Pomegranates and Myrrh
5.8
29 votes (FilmAffinity)
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