Directed by:
Doron EranCinematography:
Klaudio ShtainbergComposer:
Arik RudichCast:
Juliano Mer-Khamis, Sami Samir, Ashraf Farah, Meital Dohan, Amnon Fisher, Razia Israeli, Amos Lavi, Orli PerlPlots(1)
Liz, a successful author arrives at a beach in the magical Sinai Desert in search of her daughter Rachel who ran away. Liz decides to stay at the beach despite her daughter's objections and meets with a Bedouin storyteller. It is here that she learns of the unusual love story of Leila – a Western tourist – and Najim, the son of a Bedouin Sheik.This extraordinary love story, that took place many years before on the same exotic beach, began to fall apart after the expulsion of Leila and Najim from his tribe. While wandering alone in the desert, Leila is exposed to a traumatic female circumcision ceremony that horrifies her and shatters the love story.Liz, captivated by the love story, undergoes a journey of psychological torment, during which her daughter Rachel discovers surprising facts about her mother's life. (Indican Pictures)
(more)Cast
Juliano Mer-Khamis
Israel
Best movies:
Hostages (1993) (TV movie)
The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
Kippur (2000)
Ashraf Farah
Best movies:
Tel Aviv on Fire (2018)
Zaytoun (2012)
Agent Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)
Meital Dohan
Israel
Best movies:
Don Peyote (2014)
Amnon Fisher
Best movies:
Life According to Agfa (1992)
Razia Israeli
Israel
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Fill the Void (2012)
Madam Yankelova's Fine Literature Club (2017)
Amos Lavi
Libya
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Lemon Tree (2008)
Lemon Popsicle III (1981)
Orli Perl
Israel