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In Between
Three Palestinian women living in an apartment in Tel Aviv try to find a balance between traditional and modern culture.
- 103 mins |
- Israel / Palestine |
- 2016 |
- Director: Maysaloun Hamoud
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In Between follows the lives of three strong, independent minded Palestinian women sharing an apartment in Tel Aviv. Away from the constraints of their families and enforced tradition, they find themselves 'in between' the free and unfettered lives they're aspiring to lead and the restrictions still imposed on them by a blinkered society.
Laila, a successful lawyer, craves the love of a good man who she thinks she's found in the apparently open-minded and handsome Ziad. Salma works menial jobs in restaurants and bars hoping her long-held dream of being a DJ becomes a reality. In the meantime she falls for the beautiful trainee doctor Dunia but is forced to keep their lesbian relationship secret from her family. Laila and Salma's hard partying ways initially come as a shock to the more traditional and reserved Nour who is still studying for a degree and seeks a simple life. She is set for an arranged marriage to fiancé Wissam, seemingly a pillar of the community but who behind closed doors isn't the man he appears to be.
The three girls are rocked by a shocking series of events that will push their beliefs to the limit and change their lives forever whilst sealing the bond of friendship.

Reviews
"What elevates Hamoud’s screenplay beyond typical Tinseltown fare, however, is what is at stake by rebelling against cultural norms and choosing a liberal lifestyle."
★★★★
- Susan Wloszczyna, RogerEbert.com
“Hamoud’s clever, nuanced screenplay offers a critique of traditional, patriarchal Palestinian society, threatened by modernity, feminine power, and the court of public opinion.”
- Alissa Simon, Variety
“After watching Maysaloun Hamoud’s sparkling, taboo-breaking first feature In Between (Bar Bahar), audiences will have to seriously update their ideas about the lifestyle of Palestinian women in Israel.”
- Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter
CastMouna Hawa, Sana Jammalieh, Shaden Kanboura, Mahmood Shalabi
DirectorMaysaloun Hamoud
Run time103 mins
Release date22.09.2017
Rating15
GenreInternational Cinema, Drama, Lesbian Interest
CountryIsrael / Palestine
LanguageArabic, Hebrew, English
SubtitlesEnglish
StudioPeccadillo Pictures
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In Between
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Three Palestinian women living in an apartment in Tel Aviv try to find a balance between traditional and modern culture.
- Director Maysaloun Hamoud
- Cast Mouna Hawa, Sana Jammalieh, Shaden Kanboura, Mahmood Shalabi
- Language Arabic, Hebrew, English
- Subtitles English
- Run time 103 mins
- Format DVD 9 PAL
- Rating 15
- Release Date 2018-01-29