Here is the trailer from the upcoming film OMAR. The film is directed by Hany Abu-Assad, starring Adam Bakri, Leem Lubany, Waleed F. Zuaiter, Samer Bisharat, Eyad Hourani. Produced by Waleed F. Zuaiter & David Gerson.
OMAR – Opens on February 21 in LA (Laemmle Royal, Laemmle Town Center, Laemmle Playhouse), NY, and other cities
A tense and gripping thriller about betrayal, suspected and real, in the Occupied Territories. Omar (newcomer Adam Bakri) is a Palestinian baker who routinely climbs over the separation wall to meet his beautiful girlfriend Nadja (Leem Lubany), his militant best friend Tarek (Eyad Hourani)’s younger sister. By night, he’s either a freedom fighter or a terrorist ready to risk his life to strike at the Israeli military with his childhood friends. Arrested after the killing of an Israeli soldier and tricked into an admission of guilt by association, he agrees to work as an informant. So begins a dangerous game—is he playing his Israeli handler (Palestinian-American actor Waleed F. Zuaiter) or will he really betray his cause? And who can he trust on either side? Hany Abu-Assad has written and directed a dynamic, action-packed drama about the insoluble moral dilemmas and tough choices facing those on the front lines of a conflict that shows no sign of letting up.
Born in Nazareth, Palestine, Hany Abu-Assad studied and worked as an airplane engineer in the Netherlands before embarking on his film career. His 2006 film Paradise Now won the Golden Globe, Independent Spirit and National Board of Review Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, and was one of the five Academy Award nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. His feature films include Rana’s Wedding and the documentaries Nazareth 2000 and Ford Transit.