Pomegranates and Myrrh
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.
Year: 2009
Genre: Drama
Studio: ZDF/Arte, Desert Door Productions, Ustura Films, Rif Film, Ciné-Sud Promotion
Director: Najwa Najjar
Cast: Yasmine Al Massri, Hiam Abbass, Ali Suliman, Walid Abdul Salam, Ahmad Abu Sal'oum, Yosef Abu Wardeh
Crew: Najwa Najjar (Director), Mychael Danna (Original Music Composer), Amritha Vaz (Original Music Composer), Valentina Caniglia (Director of Photography), Thorsten Bolzé (Sound Recordist), Bettina Böhler (Editor)
Runtime: 95 minutes
Release: Feb 01, 2009
IMDb: 5.20/10 by 10 users
Popularity: 4
Country: France, Germany, Kuwait, Palestinian Territory
Language: العربية, English, עִבְרִית
Budget: 980
Revenue: 0
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