Pomegranates and Myrrh (2009)
A free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the lonely wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she loves until she returns to the dance, defying societys taboos. At the dance Kamar is confronted with Kais, a Palestinian returnee. Sparks fly between Kamar and Kais, creating more than a passionate, emotional dance for the both of them. Matters become even more complicated when Zaid's sentence is extended. Kamar's life is thrown into turmoil as she becomes increasingly attached to Kais, and caught in the midst of her desire to dance and breaking the family and society taboos of the prisoner's wife's role while life under occupation rages on.
Director: Najwa Najjar
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Yasmine Al Massri as Kamar |
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Hiam Abbass as Umm Habib |
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Ali Suliman as Kais |
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Walid Abdul Salam as Odeh |
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Ahmad Abu Sal'oum as Abu Antar |
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Yosef Abu Wardeh as Yosef |
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Valentina Abu-'Aksa as Mariam |
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Manal Awad as Ambar |
| Directing | Najwa Najjar | Director |
| Production | Kamal El Kacimi | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Raed Bashir | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Dieter Hebben | Foley Artist |
| Production | Marian Ehret | Line Producer |
| Sound | Alexander Weuffen | Sound Re-Recording Assistant |
| Sound | Michael Frenken | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Boris Goltz | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Issa J. Qumsyah | Additional Sound Re-Recordist |
| Crew | Meinolf Zurhorst | Commissioning Editor |
| Sound | Tilo Busch | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Faten Asfour | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dema Abdul Hadi | Wardrobe Designer |
| Production | Hani E. Kort | Producer |
| Sound | Matthias Saenger | Foley Editor |
| Production | Daniel Gräbner | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hanna Eid | Hair Designer |
| Camera | Valentina Caniglia | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bettina Böhler | Editor |
| Production | Thierry Lenouvel | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Bonté | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mahmoud Qawasme | Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mohammad Kamis Tobal | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Thorsten Bolzé | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Sotira Kyriacou | Editor |
| Sound | Mychael Danna | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Robin Gutch | Co-Producer |
| Production | Salim Abu Jabal | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emile Kort | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Amritha Vaz | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Najwa Najjar | Writer |
