A delightfully satiric take on the Israeli-Palestinian quagmire, this comedy-drama revolves around a third-rate soap opera and a border checkpoint where creativity — and helpings of hummus — trump ethnic conflict. Thoughtful and well acted, it manages to be funny and humane about a subject that is no laughing matter.
‘a well-acted movie with both a funny bone and a sense of humanity’ SF Chronicle
‘when optimism is in short supply, a sense of humor can’t hurt’ NY Times
Film Details: Comedy-Drama / Dir: Sameh Zoabi / Starring: Kais Nashif, Lubna Azabal, Yaniv Biton, Maisa Abd Elhadi / 2019 / Luxembourg, Belgium, Israel, France / Arabic, Hebrew w Eng ST / 100 min
Festivals: Venice Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Israel Film Festival, Haifa International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival
