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David & Fatima

2008 · 120 min

A sincere, earnest romance weighed down by the politics around it, playing out with patient, tragic inevitability.

Overview
A retelling of Romeo and Juliet in Jerusalem involving a Palestinian woman and an Israeli man.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • family
    • identity
    • politics
    • fate
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance7
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Alain Zaloum
    Written by
    Luigi Bian
    Starring
    Cameron Van Hoy, Danielle Duvale, Martin Landau, Tony Curtis, Merik Tadros
    Runtime
    120 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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