He was born in nazareth in 1961 and emigrated to the netherlands in 1980. The mountain between us 2017 hany abuassad releases. They include a friends experience, his own history, a newspaper story, and the plot. Aimee and kamal abushamsieh and the palestine freedom project are screening sponsors. The mountain between us director, omar director, omar screenwriter, omar producer.
Omar palestinian film by hany abuassad 20 cartel salta muro. Hany abuassad celebrity profile check out the latest hany abuassad photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Chronicling the palestinian experience without fingerpointing, director hany abuassad has made docs ford transit and humanist dramas paradise now. With adam bakri, leem lubany, eyad hourani, samer bisharat. Philosophers and lawyers may dispute this, but the attitude does bespeak a heightened intolerance of resistance. Mozaffar 20140224 in this palestinian drama, hany abu assad is chronicling another phase in the dispossession, erasure, and consequent selfdestruction of a people. Find films and movies featuring hany abuassad on allmovie. Hany abuassad biography and filmography hany abuassad. A young palestinian freedom fighter agrees to work as an. Omar by hany abuassad and palestine stereo 1 by rashid mashawari both supported by diffs post production fund enjaaz are included in the screening lineup for the 38th edition of the toronto international film festival tiff, which runs from september 5 15. It must also be noted that the movie has no score or soundtrack. Opens nationwide february 21st for listings of cities and theaters near you goto. With omar, director hany abuassad rediscovers palestinian cinema matt surrusco oct 11, 20 hany abuassad has returned to his filmmaking roots, but this time making a human drama story about palestinian freedom fightersor militants, depending on which side of the green line your government sits was less difficult for the palestinian. He doesnt produce propaganda, but rather sheds light on the real and everyday effects on the palestinians who live there.
May 29, 2014 abu assad s latest work, omar, went one step further by being the first film in oscar history to be identified as being from palestine. Condom lead by gazaborn twins tarzan and arab also selected for short film competition. Palestinian director hany abuassad s controversial oscarnominated feature omar merges genres and uses flawed characters to dynamically illustrate the complex political realities between israel and the palestinian territories. Adam bakri, leem lubany, waleed zuaiter, essam abu aabed en foad abedeihadi. Adam bakri, leem lubany, iyad hoorani that question of loyalty, deception and betrayal haunts the oscarnominated film omar by palestinian director hany abu assad, whose dark, weirdly funny paradise currently was additionally an academy award politician. Ahram online talks to hany abu assad about omar, a palestinian thriller currently out in cinemas in egypt menna taher, thursday 28 may 2015 still from hany abu assad s oscarnominated omar. He has been nominated twice for academy awards for his movies paradise now in 2006 and omar in 2014.
Thats the central story of director hany abuassads new film, omar. A young palestinian freedom fighter agrees to work as an informant after hes tricked into an admission of guilt by association in the wake of an israeli soldiers killing. May 20, 20 hany abuassad returns to form with omar, his first palestinian feature since the justifiably lauded paradise now. Hany abuassad shares why he wanted to make his film about three palestinian childhood friends. Omar director hany abuassad casts wide net for palestinian. Palestine film festivals to open in chicago and london, plus other cinema news. After working as an airplane engineer in the netherlands for several years, he entered the world of cinema and television as a producer. In the past, palestinian cinema was dominated by a nationalist.
Kais nashef, ali suliman, lubna azabal, hiam abbass the tale of two palestinian car mechanics about to venture to israel on a suicidebombing mission, paradise now is primarily a buddybuddy movie. Feb 22, 2014 palestinian director hany abuassad made his current film, omar, now a nominee for best foreign language film at this years oscars, in a panic. Omar is several movies in one, it is a psychological thriller, a gritty drama, and a tragic love story. Jun 04, 2014 the inspirations for omar, a new movie from oscarnominated filmmaker hany abuassad, come from many places. Paradise now was a critical lens on the indoctrination of. In omar palestinian director, hany abuassad whose paradise, now was also an academy award nominee. Omar by nicolas rapold in the septemberoctober 20 issue to merely utter the words i will never confess is, according to an israeli interrogator in hany abuassads new film, a confession in its own right. Jan 24, 2014 hany abuassad omar new media cinematheque tel aviv. By nicolas rapold in the septemberoctober 20 issue. With omar, director hany abuassad rediscovers palestinian. The mountain between us 2017, the idol 2016, omar 2014, paradise now 2005, the courier tba. Academy awardnominated palestinian director hany abuassad paradise now won. Omar merges genres and uses flawed characters to dynamically illustrate the complex political. In hany abuassads oscarnominated drama, the title character is a young.
Reason for pick director hany abuassad paradise now. Interview avec hany abu assad, realisateur du film omar. As in his golden globewinning 2005 drama paradise now, israeli filmmaker hany abu assad takes a complex, personal approach to a touchy politicalreligious situation in this palestinian love story. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker hany abuassad, who also directed omar 20 and paradise now 2005, the 95minute unrated film is in arabic, with english subtitles. Like last years out in the dark, omar is a low budget, but extremely realistic story about a group of friends torn apart by the hatred against their. Hany abuassad is a dutchpalestinianisraeli film director. Upcoming, new, and past hany abu assad movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Omar by hany abuassad official international trailer hd the match factory. As in his golden globewinning 2005 drama paradise now, israeli filmmaker hany abuassad takes a complex, personal approach to a touchy politicalreligious situation in this palestinian love story. Performing separation walls in hany abuassads omar, transnational cinemas, 6.
Omar is no stranger to the dangers that go with living in the occupied territories. Its been over a decade since the filmmaker hany abuassad shifted from documentary to fiction with ranas wedding 02 and then tested the boundaries between the two with ford transit 03, early in the wave of such hybrid treatments. While abu assad s sympathies clearly lie with the palestinians, his characters and situations are much more complex and human than good guys and bad guys. To merely utter the words i will never confess is, according to an israeli interrogator in hany abuassads new film, a confession in its own right.
Omar by hany abuassad official international trailer hd. Hany abuassad film screening and discussion center for. Sep 16, 20 palestinian director hany abu assad who was nominated for an oscar for suicide bomber drama paradise now is no stranger to tackling the israelpalestine conflict, with invectives, head on. Apr 04, 2017 hany abu assad was born in nazareth, palestine in 1961. Omar, as the latest film written and directed by hany abuassad, is a compelling political drama set in the west bank that skilfully depicts the dangerous spiders web of israeli occupation around a young palestinian dissident and his love, after he takes part in an act of. After having studied and worked as an airplane engineer in the netherlands for several years, abu assad entered the world of cinema as a producer and produced the feature film curfew, directed by rashid masharawi, in 1994.
The suicide bomber tale of paradise now 05 was next, igniting its own controversies, though relative silence followed until abuassad tried his hand at a. While the first half reps an engrossing if unremarkable take on the. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Read more about hany abu assad s omar awarded at cannes festival. Hany abuassad, israeliborn director of oscarnominated film paradise now, which has stirred controversy for its depiction of two young palestinian suicide bombers, says in interview with. Hany abuassad on imdb it was a joke i was even nominated the guardian i risked my life to make this movie. The film was nominated for the best foreign language film at the 86th academy awards. Sep 06, 20 omar by hany abuassad official international trailer hd the match factory.
Abuassad was born in nazareth in 1961 and emigrated to the netherlands in 1980. Hany abuassad omar new media cinematheque tel aviv. Oscar nominated hany abu assad chats with our omar butti duration. Abuassad tackles the difficult questions and circumstances surrounding life in the west bank. Hany abuassad by nicolas rapold on february 24, 2014 its been over a decade since the filmmaker hany abuassad shifted from documentary to fiction with ranas wedding 02 and then tested the boundaries between the two with ford transit 03, early in the wave of such hybrid treatments. Read more about hany abuassads omar awarded at cannes festival.
Omar often seems like the conflicts closetothe ground, don siegelstyle. Academy awardnominated palestinian director hany abuassad. He sees the damage that being in a constant state of war and occupation does to both sides. In short, a compelling movie that truly tears your heart out. It was shown at the 20 toronto international film festival. Omar director, hany abuassad adelaide film festival. From the famous movies abuassad has directed so far are. Cannes film festival for new thriller omar, set in the occupied west bank. Hany abuassad biography and filmography movie trailers.
Pretty pictures acquires hany abuassads omar news screen. Ranas wedding 2002, paradise now 2005 and omar 20, the mountains between us 2017. Upcoming, new, and past hany abuassad movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. The film is going to get made one way or the other and neither of us want to. Oct 06, 20 a tense, gripping, ticking clock thriller about betrayal, suspected and real, in the occupied territories, from hany abu assad paradise now. Movie interview omar director hany abuassad in hany abuassad s oscarnominated drama, the title character is a young palestinian in love with an israeli woman. Demythologizing the palestinian in hany abuassads omar and. Hany abuassad a palestiniandutch movie director and writer.