Omar

Director: Hany Abu-Assad

Cast: Adam Bakri, Eyad Hourani, Samer Bisharat, Leem Lubany, Waleed F. Zuaiter

Omar is accustomed to dodging surveillance bullets to cross the separation wall to visit his secret love Nadia. But occupied Palestine knows neither simple love nor clear-cut war. On the other side of the wall, the sensitive young baker Omar becomes a freedom fighter who must face painful choices about life and manhood. When Omar is captured after a deadly act of resistance, he falls into a cat-and-mouse game with the military police. Suspicion and betrayal jeopardize his longtime trust with accomplices and childhood friends Amjad and Tarek, Nadia’s militant brother. Omar’s feelings quickly become as torn apart as the Palestinian landscape. But it’s soon evident that everything he does is for his love of Nadia. Winner of the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Ticket information

Normal price: 1100 HUF
In advance and student tickets: 900 HUF
Special screenings price: 1500 HUF