In Between

Name: In Between
Genre: Drama
Released: January 5, 2018
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Ali Assadi, Ashlam Canaan, Elias Assadi, Henry Andrawes, Mahmud Shalaby

2018

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BIM Distribuzione | Release Date: January 5, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Ali Assadi, Ashlam Canaan, Elias Assadi, Henry Andrawes, Mahmud Shalaby, Miri Abu, Mouna Hawa, Nisrin Abou-Hanna, Sana Jammelieh, Shaden Kanboura

Summary: Lalia (Mouna Hawa), Salma (Sana Jammelieh), and Nur (Shaden Kanboura) share an apartment in the vibrant heart of Tel Aviv. Lalia, a criminal lawyer with a wicked wit, loves to burn off her workday stress in the underground club scene. Salma, slightly more subdued, is a DJ and bartender. Nur is a younger, religious Muslim girl who moves intoLalia (Mouna Hawa), Salma (Sana Jammelieh), and Nur (Shaden Kanboura) share an apartment in the vibrant heart of Tel Aviv. Lalia, a criminal lawyer with a wicked wit, loves to burn off her workday stress in the underground club scene. Salma, slightly more subdued, is a DJ and bartender. Nur is a younger, religious Muslim girl who moves into the apartment in order to study at the university. Nur is both intrigued and intimidated by her two sophisticated roommates. When her conservative fiance visits, he is horrified by her secular friends, entreating her to hasten their marriage, leave Tel Aviv, and assume her rightful role as a wife. She refuses, and his violent rebuttal leaves all of the women shaken. Salma and Lalia also face turmoil: Lalia has found love with a modern Muslim man whose acceptance proves less than unconditional, and Salma discovers that her Christian family in a northern Galilean village is not as liberal as they claim. These three very different women find themselves doing the same balancing act between tradition and modernity, citizenship and culture, fealty and freedom. [Film Movement]… Expand

Director: Maysaloun Hamoud

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 103 min

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Deborah Young

Oct 29, 2017

After watching Maysaloun Hamoud’s sparkling, taboo-breaking first feature In Between (Bar Bahar), audiences will have to seriously update their ideas about the lifestyle of Palestinian women in Israel. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Susan Wloszczyna

Jan 5, 2018

What elevates Hamoud’s screenplay beyond typical Tinseltown fare, however, is what is at stake by rebelling against cultural norms and choosing a liberal lifestyle—namely, bringing shame to your loved ones and being ostracized by your community. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Oct 29, 2017

Hamoud’s message concerns having the courage to be who you are no matter what society or heritage demands. Compromise is important in any relationship, but it shouldn’t be one-sided and especially not favor the man simply because the culture is steeped in patriarchal infrastructure. Read full review

Tom Dawson

Oct 29, 2017

The film reveals how patriarchal values clash with the desires of its female characters to lead more emancipated lives. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Oct 29, 2017

The script’s nuanced treatment of the complex relationships and a feel for the many-faceted, multicultural city in which it’s set – a unique urban blend of hedonism and tradition, bound together by hummus and history – redeem any shortcomings. Read full review

David Lewis

Feb 14, 2018

An engaging, revelatory slice of life. Read full review

Mark Matousek

Dec 22, 2017

In Between is most affecting when its characters are at their least guarded, but as Nour, Salma, and Laila are hurt by those closest to them, Hamoud's film pulls back toward more formulaic expressions of conflict. Read full review

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