Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Adam Bakri | ... | Omar | |
Leem Lubany | ... | Nadia | |
Waleed Zuaiter | ... | Agent Rami (as Waleed F. Zuaiter) | |
Samer Bisharat | ... | Amjad | |
Eyad Hourani | ... | Tarek (as Iyad Hoorani) | |
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Mousa Habiib Allah | ... | Sewing Shop Manager |
Doraid Liddawi | ... | Soldier | |
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Adi Krayem | ... | Soldier #1 |
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Foad Abed-Eihadi | ... | Soldier #2 |
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Essam Abu Aabed | ... | Omar's Boss |
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Anna Maria Hawa | ... | Omar's Sister |
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Ziad Jarjoura | ... | Omar's Brother |
Wafaa Aon | ... | Omar's Mother | |
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Jehad Abu Assal | ... | Omar's Father |
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May Jabareen | ... | Suit Store Employee |
A young Palestinian freedom fighter agrees to work as an informant after he's tricked into an admission of guilt by association in the wake of an Israeli soldier's killing.
I watched Omar (2013, directed by Hany Abu-Assad) last night and thought how well Abu-Assad translated a twisting, conniving, chaotic, and disruptive sociopolitical situation to the mis-en-scene and plot points of his film. The story hooked me the moment it began and didn't let go until the end, or perhaps even after it ended. My only complaint came from initially thinking that the plot points seemed forced and overly-contrived. However, once I had time to think and discuss the film with my wife Hannah, I began to see how the story followed the situation in the West Bank. The character's lives are surrounded by conceit and violence. They maneuver through their neighborhoods over walls and through back alleys. This mindset is encapsulated in the story.The acting and cinematography furthers its cause. We are left scratching our heads, but that's what the citizens of the West Bank do year-after-year and the I believe that's the greater point Abu-Assad is trying to make.