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Director:
Amos Gitai
Writers:
Amos Gitai (writer)
Marie-Jose Sanselme (writer)
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Release Date:
7 April 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Two women embark on a road trip after they are brought together by circumstance. Rebecca (Portman) flees her hotel after a fight with her mother-in-law (Maura) and hails a taxi driven by Hanna (Lazlo). full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations more
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(8 articles)
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User Comments:
confusing movie more (26 total)

Cast

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Natalie Portman ... Rebecca
Hana Laszlo ... Hanna Ben Moshe (as Hanna Laszlo)
Hiam Abbass ... Leila
Carmen Maura ... Mrs. Breitberg

Makram Khoury ... Samir aka "The American"

Aki Avni ... Julio
Uri Klauzner ... Moshe Ben Moshe
Liron Levo ... Border Security
Tomer Russo ... Border Security
Adnan Tarabshi ... Petrol Station Owner

Shredi Jabarin ... Walid (as Shredy Gabarin)
Kobi Lieber ... Radio Narrator (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Free Zone (France)
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Runtime:
90 min
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR | Stereo
Certification:
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:12 | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Free Zone, Jordan more

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A crowd of ultra-orthodox Jewish worshippers confronted Natalie Portman and her co-star Aki Avni, objecting to the couple kissing during the filming of a scene beside Jerusalem's Western Wall. The crowd charged and shouted "Immoral, immoral!" Police asked the actors to leave and return later, and they agreed. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the vehicle is just approaching the border crossing near the end of the film (1:23:00 on the DVD) we can see the silhouette of someone wearing a baseball cap moving about in the back of the vehicle. more
Quotes:
Hanna: Then Moshé says to me : You know what Hanna ? The only thing, it is sure in Israel it is the Intifada and the war more
Soundtrack:
Had Gadia more

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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
confusing movie, 22 November 2006
2/10
Author: jinty-reid from Canada

Found this movie confusing and felt it could have been done much better. Understood some of the focus in the movie, the bringing together of 3 women from 3 cultures living in countries involved in perilous times etc. Found the length of time that the viewer was subjected to crying at the beginning of the movie too long and belaboured the point that was easily grasped in the first few minutes. The superimposing of scenes became annoying and distracted from the quality of the movie, the flashbacks were poorly done and only added to the confusion. The ending left the viewer high and dry without giving any meaning at all to it. In all I did not enjoy this movie it seemed to be allowed to just ramble along and I am amazed it won awards.

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