Recklessness born of despair is key to Hany Abu-Assad’s tense if convoluted study of treachery, which centres on three Palestinian youths who discover a quisling in their midst after they assassinate an Israeli soldier near their wall-divided West Bank village.
Omar Review
Sick of routine harassment by Israeli soldiers, Palestinian baker Omar (Bakri) and two of his friends decide to exact murderous revenge. The consequences threaten their friendship - and their lives.
Release Date:
30 May 2014
Running Time:
98 minutes
Certificate:
15
Original Title:
Omar
Hard-hitting moments abound amid the slightly tangled plotting.
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