Out in the Dark
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| Directed by | Michael Mayer |
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| Distributed by | Breaking Glass Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 96 min |
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| Language | Hebrew, Arabic |
Out in the Dark (Hebrew: עלטה) is an Israeli drama film which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2012 and in Israel in the Haifa International Film Festival in October 2012. It is the directorial debut of Michael Mayer (מיכאל מאיר).[1][2][3][4]
The film tells the story of the relationship between Roy, an Israeli lawyer and Nimer, a Palestinian psychology student. The film was released commercially in Israel on February 28, 2013.
The film has been accredited with 25 awards[5] throughout its creation, which includes the Audience Award at the Berlin Jewish Film Festival in 2013,[5][6] along with the FilmOut San Diego in 2013.[5][6]
Plot
The film is set in Israel, where the Palestinian student Nimer Mashrawi (Nicholas Jacob) is heading to Tel Aviv to meet his friend Mustafa N'amnais (Loai Nofi) at a gay bar. While at the bar, he meets a local Israeli lawyer named Roy Schaefer (Michael Aloni). The pair falls in love with each other, though Nimer struggles with the reality of their relationship. The Palestinian society rejects Nimer because of his sexual orientation, whereas the Israeli society rejects him due to his nationality. The situation is made worse for Nimer when his friend Mustafa is caught illegally hiding in Tel Aviv and sent back to the West Bank, where he is murdered by extremists for being homosexual. Nimer discovers that his own brother Nabil Mashrawi (Jamil Khoury) is one of those responsible for Mustafa's death, and is worried that it is only a matter of time before he, too, is sent back, and suffers the same fate.
Cast
- Nicholas Jacob as Nimer Mashrawi
- Michael Aloni as Roy Schaffer
- Jamil Khoury as Nabil Mashrawi
- Alon Pdut as Gil
- Loai Nofi as Mustafa N'amna
- Khawlah Hag-Debsy as Hiam Mashrawi
- Maysa Daw as Abir Mashrawi
- Shimon Mimran as Daniel
References
- ↑ King, Susan. "'Out in the Dark' director brings Palestinian-Israeli affair to light". latimes.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Barnes, Henry. "Out in the Dark – review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray. "Review: Out in the Dark". israelfilmcenter.org. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Rooney, David. "Out in the Dark: Toronto Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Festivals & Awards". outinthedarkthemovie.com. breaking glass pictures. n.d. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Out in the Dark (2012) Awards". IMDb.com. IMDb.com. n.d. Retrieved 7 January 2016.