Omar = ʻUmar (عمر) (2013)
Omar is accustomed to dodging surveillance bullets to cross the separation wall to visit his secret love Nadia. But occupied Palestine knows neither simple love nor clear-cut war. When Omar is captured after a deadly act of resistance, he falls into a cat-and-mouse game with the military police. Suspicion and betrayal jeopardize his longtime trust with his childhood friends, but it's soon evident that everything he does is for his love of Nadia.
Primary Title
- Omar = ʻUmar (عمر)
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 10 July 2022
Release Year
- 2013
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 10
Duration
- 100:00
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- Omar is accustomed to dodging surveillance bullets to cross the separation wall to visit his secret love Nadia. But occupied Palestine knows neither simple love nor clear-cut war. When Omar is captured after a deadly act of resistance, he falls into a cat-and-mouse game with the military police. Suspicion and betrayal jeopardize his longtime trust with his childhood friends, but it's soon evident that everything he does is for his love of Nadia.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Arabic
- Hebrew
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Palestinian Arabs--Social conditions--Drama
- Informers--Drama
- Arab-Israeli conflict--Drama
- Feature films--Palestine
Genres
- Crime drama
- Romance
Contributors
- Hany Abu-Assad (Director)
- Hany Abu-Assad (Writer)
- Roudaina Hatoum (Director)
- Adam Bakri (Actor)
- Leem Lubany (Actor)
- Eyad Hourani (Actor)
- Waleed Zuaiter (Actor)
- Samer Bisharat (Actor)
- Doraid Liddawi (Actor)
- Waleed Zuaiter (Producer)
- David Gerson (Producer)
- Ehab Assal (Director of Photography)
- Martin Brinkler (Editor)
- Eyas Salman (Editor)
- Nael Kanj (Production Designer)
- Yoel Herzberg (Production Designer)
- ZBROS (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Palestinian Arabs--Social conditions--Drama
- Informers--Drama
- Arab-Israeli conflict--Drama
- Feature films--Palestine