Pomegranates and Myrrh
Pomegranates and Myrrh

Pomegranates and Myrrh

5.2(10 votes)
2009
1h 35m
Drama

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.

Production

ZDF/Arte, Desert Door Productions, Ustura Films, Rif Film, Ciné-Sud Promotion

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

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