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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ZDF/Arte, Desert Door Productions, Ustura Films, Rif Film
Keywords
- dance
- palestine
- marriage
- family drama
- woman director
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Top Cast
Yasmine Al Massri as Kamar
Hiam Abbass as Umm Habib
Ali Suliman as Kais
Walid Abdul Salam as Odeh
Ahmad Abu Sal'oum as Abu Antar
Yosef Abu Wardeh as Yosef
Valentina Abu-'Aksa as Mariam
Manal Awad as Ambar
Top Crew
Najwa Najjar · Director, Writer
Mychael Danna · Composer
Amritha Vaz · Composer
Valentina Caniglia · Cinematographer
Sotira Kyriacou · Editor
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