Najwa Najjar — Director (3)

Movie

Pomegranates and Myrrh (2008)
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other title: Granatäpfel und Myrrhe / 石榴和没药 …
A free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the lonely wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she loves until she returns to the dance, defying societys taboos. At the dance Kamar is confronted with Kais, a Palestinian returnee. Sparks fly between Kamar and Kais, creating more than a passionate, emotional dance for the both of them. Matters become even more complicated when Zaid's sentence is extended. Kamar's life is thrown into turmoil as she becomes increasingly attached to Kais, and caught in the midst of her desire to dance and breaking the family and society taboos of the prisoner's wife's role while life under occupation rages on.

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Eyes of a Thief (2014)
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纳吉瓦·纳贾尔 actor: 可夏洛德·阿卜·纳嘉 / Souad Massi
other title: عيون الحرامي / 罪犯之眼 …
Tareq is released from an Israeli prison and returns to his hometown in Palestine, a place transformed by drastic changes and filled with secrets, to find his daughter. As secrets are uncovered, light is shed on the stifling nature of contemporary Palestinian society, while revealing Tareq’s hidden past. Inspired by true events.

Movie

天地之间 (2019)
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other title: Between Heaven and Earth
影片围绕一对三十多岁且结婚五年的夫妇离婚而展开。萨尔玛是拥有以色列公民身份的的巴勒斯坦人,而她的丈夫塔默是一位在贝鲁特遇害的著名阿拉伯知识分子的儿子。塔默第一次获准72小时入境以色列,是去拿撒勒法院提出离婚。在法院,一个关于塔默父亲过去的惊人发现开启了一段探索之旅,既让他们回顾当年以巴冲突的恩怨,又探索他们自己在婚姻当中的失落和启示。