Product Description
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Maysaloun Hamoud's remarkable debut feature In Between follows
three strong and independent-minded Palestinian women who share
an apartment in Tel Aviv. Away from the constraints of their
families and tradition, they find themselves "in between" the
free and unfettered lives they are aspiring to lead and the
restrictions still imposed on them by society. Laila, a
successful lawyer, craves the love of a good man and thinks she's
found him in the apparently open-minded and handsome Ziad. Salma,
while striving to fulfill her dream of becoming a DJ, falls for a
beautiful doctor, but is forced to keep their love a secret from
her family. Laila and Salma's hard partying lifestyle initially
comes as a shock to the more traditional and reserved Nour. She
is engaged to marry a seemingly devout Muslim, who, behind closed
doors, is not the man he appears to be. Eventually, a shocking
series of events will push these brave women to the limits and
change their lives forever, while also sealing their bond of
friendship.
Review
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WINNER - Best Actress - Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
WINNER - Best Supporting Actress - Awards of the Israeli Film
Academy
WINNER - Best Film - San Sebastian Film Festival
WINNER - NETPAC Award - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
WINNER - Best Debut Feature Film - Haifa Int'l Film Festival
WINNER - New Director's Award - Kosmorama Int'l Film Festival
WINNER - FIPRESCI Prize - Istanbul Int'l Film Festival
WINNER - Audience Award - Zagreb Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Göteborg Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Kino Pavasaris - Vilnius Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Cleveland Int'l Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Jeonju Int'l Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Berkshire Int'l Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - New Horizons Film Festival ---
A perfect movie for the moment...it makes its points with an
impressive mixture of clarity and nuance. The central
performances are all terrific... an unusually welcoming and
engaging film, inviting you to become a part of the circle of
friends it depicts with such energy and warmth. - A.O. Scott, The
New York Times
[An assured feature debut]...With the outstanding contributions
of cinematographer Itay Gross and composer M.G. Saad, Hamoud
brings the city's youthful grit and vitality into focus, as well
as the specific in-between that her characters occupy. The
writer-director has a keen ear for natural dialogue, lent
unpredictability and dimension by the lived-in performances of
her three dazzling leads. - Sheri Linden, The Los Angeles Times
Director Maysaloun Hamoud proves herself to be a talent to
watch. --Bilge Ebiri, The Village Voice
A fascinating debut feature by Maysaloun Hamoud...affecting, and
entertaining. (And beautifully photographed, by Itay Gross.) -
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
A Palestinian feminist revenge fantasy. - Julia Felsenthal,
Vogue.com
Bold, brassy and beautiful. --Ella Taylor, NPR.org