Eyes of a Thief
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| Directed by | Najwa Najjar |
| Written by | Najwa Najjar |
| Starring | Khaled Abol Naga |
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98 minutes |
| Country | Palestine |
| Language | Arabic |
Eyes of a Thief (Arabic: عيون الحراميه) is a 2014 Palestinian drama film directed by Najwa Najjar. It is Najjar's second feature film, and is based in part on an incident that took place in Silwad in 2002. It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[1] The film is set in the West Bank. Its world premiere took place at the Ramallah Cultural Palace in Ramallah, Palestine.[2]
Cast
- Khaled Abol Naga as Tarek Senno
- Souad Massi as Lila
- Nisreen Faour as Duniya
- Maisa Abd Elhadi as Houda (as Maisa Abdel Hadi)
- Areen Omari as Salwa
Reception
The film was received with criticism on both Israeli and Palestinian sides. While Israelis criticized the glorification of a murderer, Palestinians criticized the portrayal of the wife, seeing her as being not entirely faithful to her husband, who is being held in an Israeli jail.[3]
See also
- List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Palestinian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Eyes of a Thief at IMDb
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