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Critic Jonathan Romney
rated 8

...controlled film and most compelling.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Patrick Peters
rated 6

...Hard-hitting moments...

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Critic Sheila O'Malley
rated 8

Helped along by an amazing cast of mostly first-time actors, Omar feels very fresh, due to its attitude, its approach, and the fact that it offers no solutions.

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Critic Andreas Samuelson
rated 8

…en spännande historia med flera lager och starka budskap.

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Cast & Crew

Hany Abu-Assad
Director
Waleed Zuaiter
As Agent Rami
Doraid Liddawi
As Soldier
Samer Bisharat
As Amjad
Adam Bakri
As Omar
Eyad Hourani
As Tarek

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Omar is a Palestinian baker who risks everything to visit his sweetheart Nadia across the Israeli West Bank barrier - the same barrier Omar must navigate to join his childhood friends Tarek and Amjad in attacks against Israeli soldiers. But when a nighttime attack on a checkpoint leaves a soldier dead, Omar is captured, tortured into self-incrimination by an Israeli agent named Rami, then released under the condition that he aid in Tarek's capture. Due to delays in helping with Tarek's capture - and the suspicion of being a collaborator - Omar's situation worsens. In a desperate attempt to clear his name and avenge his friends, Omar makes a fatal deal with Rami - one that ultimately results in bloodshed instead of justice.

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