IN BETWEEN
Stars:Ā Mouna Hawa,Ā Sana Jammelieh,Ā Shaden Kanboura
āItās a film in which you really believe in the characters; You really believe in their situations; Theyāre lively and vibrant and totally engaging and itās a film which thrums with life, thrums with the possibility of life and also an understanding of the structures of life.Ā Itās called In Between, and I would recommend anyone to go and see it because I thought it was really terrific.āĀ Mark Kermode ā Radio Five Live
When devout university student Nour moves in with successful lawyer Laila andĀ clubĀ DJ Salma, she is shocked by their partying. As Laila fights to retain her freedom in the face of a new relationship, Salma falls for beautiful trainee doctor Dounia, aĀ romanceĀ she must hide from her family. Nour is set for an arranged marriage to Wissam, an exemplary member of the community, who may not beĀ as respectable as he appears.
IN BETWEENĀ follows the lives of these strong, independent minded Palestinian-Israeli women in Tel Aviv. Away from the constraints of their families and enforced tradition, they find themselves āin betweenā the free and unfettered livesĀ they aspireĀ to lead and the restrictions imposed on them by a blinkered society.
First-time director Maysaloun Hamoudās honest depiction of the lives of āliberatedā Palestinian women in Israel earned her the first Palestinian fatwa in 70 years.
Release date: 29 January 2018
Director: Maysaloun Hamoud
Writer: Maysaloun Hamoud
Cast: Mouna Hawa, Sana Jammelieh, Shaden Kanboura, Henry Andrawes,Ā Mahmoud Shalaby
Language:Ā Hebrew / Arabric / English
Subtitles: English
Format: DVD 9 PAL
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