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User Rating:
7.0/10   466 votes
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Director:

Saverio Costanzo

Writers:

Camilla Costanzo (writer)
Saverio Costanzo (writer)
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Contact:

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Release Date:

14 January 2005 (Italy) more

Genre:

Drama | War more

Plot:

A Palestinian family is trapped inside a house commandeered by Israeli soldiers. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

8 wins & 3 nominations more

User Comments:

Great Heartfelt movie more (11 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Mohammed Bakri ... Mohammad B.
Lior Miller ... Commander Ofer

Hend Ayoub ... Mariam B.
Tomer Russo ... Private Eial
Areen Omari ... Samiah B.
Marco Alsaying ... Jamal B.
Sara Hamzeh ... Sarah B.
Karem Emad Hassan Aly ... Karem B.
Amir Hasayen ... Amir B.
Niv Shafir ... Private Dan
Sahar Lachmy ... Private Ariel
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Additional Details

Runtime:

90 min | 125 min (original version)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Arabic | English | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Brazil:12 | Brazil:14 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival) | Germany:12 | Italy:T | UK:15 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Istituto Luce more


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Trivia:

The movie was chosen by Italy to represent the nation for the Accademy Award best foreign movie. The Accademy refused the movie because was not performed in Italian. more


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15 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Great Heartfelt movie, 29 October 2005
8/10
Author: sajmal23 from United Kingdom

I saw this movie on DVD and was fascinated by the screenplay and how the film was visualised. I could see the pain and horror the Palestinian family had to go through. Being occupied does eventually make you go insane and takes away from you any freedom you have and your left with nothing and you rather be dead than under occupation as the woman says in it. It was a moving piece only that it could have elaborated a bit more on the story. It would have been interesting to see what the Israeli army's story was in the film and exactly why the occupied the house. I recommend everyone to see this extraordinary movie. It's a film that really shows the political and personal effects upon individuals.

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