Pomegranates and Myrrh

Pomegranates and Myrrh

95 mins | Drama | Feb. 1, 2009

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.

Pomegranates and Myrrh

95 mins | Drama | Feb. 1, 2009

Pomegranates and Myrrh
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Ciné Sud Promotion, ZDF/Arte, Desert Door Productions, Rif Film, Ustura Films Palestine
Original title Al-mor wa al rumman
Directors Najwa Najjar
Writers

Cast

Hiam Abbass

as Umm Habib

Ali Soliman

as Kais

Ahmad Abu Sal'oum

as Abu Antar

Yosef Abu Wardeh

as Yosef

Manal Awad

as Ambar