Pomegranates and Myrrh (2009)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $980,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.167 |
Directed By
Najwa Najjar
Crew
Najwa Najjar
Kamal El Kacimi
Raed Bashir
Dieter Hebben
Marian Ehret
Alexander Weuffen
Michael Frenken
Boris Goltz
Issa J. Qumsyah
Meinolf Zurhorst
Tilo Busch
Faten Asfour
Dema Abdul Hadi
Hani E. Kort
Matthias Saenger
Daniel Gräbner
Hanna Eid
Valentina Caniglia
Bettina Böhler
Thierry Lenouvel
Nicole Bonté
Mahmoud Qawasme
Mohammad Kamis Tobal
Thorsten Bolzé
Sotira Kyriacou
Mychael Danna
Robin Gutch
Salim Abu Jabal
Emile Kort
Amritha Vaz
TOP CAST
Yasmine Al Massri
Kamar
Hiam Abbass
Umm Habib
Ali Suliman
Kais
Walid Abdul Salam
Odeh
Ahmad Abu Sal'oum
Abu Antar
Yosef Abu Wardeh
Yosef
Valentina Abu-'Aksa
Mariam
Manal Awad
Ambar
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