Abu Omar
Directed by
Israel, France
2020
110 min
- Hebrew
- Arabic
Drama
Tokyo IFF
Under a very strict military curfew Salah, a grieving father, sets out on the road to cross the Israeli border carrying his dead son Omar in a duffel bag. Miri, a pregnant single woman, decides to help him out at all costs while fending off the terrible heat.
A brief and tender journey where two lonely souls become partners for a few days.
Credits
- Screenplay
- Roy Krispel
- Cinematography
- Matan Balalty
- Editing
- Oz Gutman
- Sales
- ALPHA VIOLET
- Production
- LAILA FILMS
Roy Krispel
Israel
Born in Israel in 1979. He's made four documentary films and three short films. ABU OMAR (2020) is his first feature fiction film.