Baram & Hamza (2010)

After an unusual morning, two 6-year-old boys, Hamza a Palestinian, and Baram an Israeli, leave their homes under usual circumstances. While each of their mothers is planning a new life for... See full summary »

Director:

Zaid Abu Hamdan

Writer:

Zaid Abu Hamdan

Stars:

Yosef Dweik, Yoni Sakal, Samia Arram

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yosef Dweik	...	Hamza
Yoni Sakal	...	Baram
Samia Arram	...	Hanan (Palestinian mother)
Tal Orion Gerloy	...	Hila (Israeli mother)
Sayed Badreya	...	Uncle Anwar
Ben Wise	...	Aaron
Anees Jibreen	...	Main Palestinian Rebel
Markell Andrew	...	Main Israeli soldier
Jack Pitchon	...	Ezra
Shirin Dweik	...	Fatmeh
Monir Deeb	...	Palestinian Grandfather
Sahar Arram	...	Layla
Adam Meir	...	Samir
Sasha Kaminsky	...	Israeli Soldier
Hugh Mun	...	Hani

Storyline

After an unusual morning, two 6-year-old boys, Hamza a Palestinian, and Baram an Israeli, leave their homes under usual circumstances. While each of their mothers is planning a new life for her child, the boys walk a great distance as Hamza chases the towns stray dog and Baram shakes off a fight he had with his sister, leading the two to meet at a hillside above an Israeli Settlement. Despite the fact that both boys come from strongly opinionated families, in which the rights for the land have been longed, and regardless of having no common language, Baram & Hamza become fast friends playing with nothing but dirt, rocks and an abandoned barrel. Innocently exchanging concrete items of their their identity, and before they even know it, they become part of the viscous cycle where humanity has become a luxury that is hard to achieve.

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Taglines:

Divided by History. United by Choice...

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Jordan USA

Language:

Arabic Hebrew

Release Date:

27 April 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zaha Productions, Zaha Productions, Purple Mountain Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

18 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was initially supposed to be shot in Jerusalem in April/May 2009. When the sponsor wanted to change the ending, to favor an Israeli perspective, the director refused and moved the production to Amman, Jordan. When the same thing happened in Amman with the new sponsors, i.e., they requested a change in the ending to favor a Palestinian perspective, the director decided to shoot his vision in Los Angeles. This proved extremely effective in telling an unbiased story - the one that the director intended to tell.

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Quotes

Richard Hooban: Beautiful, pressing allegorical look into the current and past Palestinian/Israeli conflicts. Being such a complex politcal situation it is refreshing that this story is so accessibily simplified. Excellent action sequence editing, good sense of tension from middle of the piece to end. Over-all an informative/passionate use of filmmaking for socio-political awareness and change.

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