Pomegranates and Myrrh

Pomegranates and Myrrh

2009
1h 35m
5.2

5.2/10

10 votes • View on IMDb
Drama
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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Status: Released

Budget: $980,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ZDF/Arte Desert Door Productions Ustura Films Rif Film Ciné-Sud Promotion
Production Countries
France Germany Kuwait Palestinian Territory
Spoken Languages
Hebrew English Arabic

Keywords

dance palestine marriage family drama woman director

Quick Facts

Original Title Al-mor wa al rumman
Release Date February 1, 2009
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1320282

Cast

Yasmine Al Massri
Yasmine Al Massri

Kamar

Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass

Umm Habib

Ali Suliman
Ali Suliman

Kais

Walid Abdul Salam
Walid Abdul Salam

Odeh

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum
Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

Abu Antar

Yosef Abu Wardeh
Yosef Abu Wardeh

Yosef

Valentina Abu-'Aksa
Valentina Abu-'Aksa

Mariam

Manal Awad
Manal Awad

Ambar

Key Crew

Najwa Najjar
Director
Hani E. Kort
Producer
Najwa Najjar
Writer