Huda’s Salon (2022)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Starring: Ali Suliman | Kamel El Basha | Maisa Abd Elhadi | Manal Awad | Samer Bisharat
The Idol (2016)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Starring: Ali Suliman | Ashraf Barhom | Eyad Hourani | Nadine Labaki | Tawfeek Barhom
Bruce says: “Hany Abu-hassad would seem an unlikely director of a biopic. His earlier films, RANA’S WEDDING, PARADISE NOW, and OMAR have documented the effects of Israeli enforced apartheid on the Palestinian community. While THE IDOL has many of those
Read the review...Omar (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Starring: Adam Bakri | Iyad Hooran | Leem Labany | Samer Bisherat | Waleed Zuaiter
Jason says: “OMAR starts with its title character scaling a wall to travel between two Palestinian areas of Jerusalem, and while I don’t know the exact rationale for that arrangement, a spy movie can do a heck of a lot
Read the review...Paradise Now (2005)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Starring: Ali Suliman | Ashraf Barhom | Hiam Abbass | Kais Nashef | Lubna Azabal
Bruce says: “This simple story is about two Palestinian childhood friends who decide to become suicide bombers. The story may be simple but the issues are not. For over thirty years terrorism has been a major issue in Israel. Israel
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