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Omar

2013 · 1h 36m · N/A Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by Hany Abu-Assad

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Overview

The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian cinema industry.

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90%
Tomatometer
Fresh

This gripping Palestinian thriller evokes Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers in its depiction of not only the psychological pressures faced by people under occupation, but the murky moral consequences of retaliating.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh

It's told with a stark, pitiless clarity that leaves you with fewer answers than before.

Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh

Omar is romance and thriller. Of course, trust is at the heart of the matter.

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh

A fraught film ...

Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Fresh

Abu-Assad offers no solutions here. Instead he paints a portrait of the daily rhythms of the occupation, an endless conflict that has seeped into every aspect of life in the West Bank.

Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times

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