Directed by:
Udi AloniCinematography:
Amnon ZlayetComposer:
Tamer NafarCast:
Tamer Nafar, Tarik Kopty, Michael Moshonov, Hisham Suliman, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Adiv Sfadi, Ghassan Ashkar, Mahmoud More, Adeeb Safadi, Said Dasuki (more)Plots(1)
Lod is a poor town a few kilometres east of Tel Aviv where Arabs and Jews live side by side. Kareem, a young Palestinian musician, spends his days wandering aimlessly between casual office jobs and hanging out with his drug dealing mates. When a car accident kills his father and confines his mother to a wheelchair he finds refuge in the world of hip hop. At a concert his girlfriend Manar's lyrics incite an attack from racist Jewish rappers and, in his neighbourhood, the government threatens to pull down a friend's house. Kareem and Manar decide to use their songs to fight against the oppression of Israeli society as well as the violence that exists within their own conservative community for, dominated by a patriarchal sense of honour, this is a community that poses a threat to their bid for an independant life. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Tamer Nafar
Israel
Best movies:
In Between (2016)
Salt of This Sea (2008)
Junction 48 (2016)
Tarik Kopty
Israel
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Lemon Tree (2008)
The Syrian Bride (2004)
Michael Moshonov
Israel
Best movies:
For My Father (2008)
Late Marriage (2001)
Restless (2008)
Hisham Suliman
Israel
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
The Little Traitor (2007)
Bethlehem (2013)
Maisa Abd Elhadi
Best movies:
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem (2017)
Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)
The Angel (2018)
Adiv Sfadi
Best movies:
Junction 48 (2016)
Ghassan Ashkar
Best movies:
Ajami (2009)
Junction 48 (2016)
Mahmoud More
Israel
Best movies:
Wajib (2017)
Junction 48 (2016)
Adeeb Safadi
Best movies:
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem (2017)
Junction 48 (2016)
Said Dasuki
Best movies:
Junction 48 (2016)
Salwa Nakkara
Israel
Best movies:
Self Made (2014)
Divine Intervention (2002)
Inshallah a Boy (2023)
Samar Qupty
Best movies:
In Between (2016)
Junction 48 (2016)
Mediterranean Fever (2022)