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Bracknell Film Society Selection

MARCH 2012

POMEGRANATES
and MYRRH
Al-mor wa al rumman
(original title)

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Tuesday 13 March 7.45pm
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Director: Najwa Najjar Country: Germany/Palestine. 2008, 95 minutes, Language: Arabic, English, Hebrew with subtitles

Cast:Yasmine Elmasri, Hiam Abbass and Walid Abdul Salam

Article

Ramallah this decade. A free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she loves until she returns to the dance, defying society's taboos. At the dance Kamar is confronted with Kais, a Palestinian returnee, who has taken Kamar's role as the head choreographer. 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. At the same time the family's legal case against the land confiscation faces one obstacle after another and the villagers from the nearby villages are unable to reach the family's olive groves, placing the annual harvest and consequently the family's livelihood in danger. And Kamar's life is thrown into turmoil as she becomes increasingly attached to Kais, and caught.

Written by Najwa Najjar (Director)

The AGM of the Bracknell Film Society will follow the film