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Alam
Despite being part of a young generation of Palestinian Arabs whose families chose to stay and challenge the Israeli state after Al-Nakba, 17-year-old Tamer and his friends are just like any other group of teenage boys. They clumsily search for drugs, flirt with girls, play video games, and slack off at school. However, when a beautiful new student named Maysaa’ joins their class Tamer immediately falls for her and, by association, is drawn into her political activism. Together they join fellow classmate, Safwat, in an operation to covertly raise the Palestinian flag and peacefully disrupt the local celebrations planned for Israel’s Independence Day – otherwise known to Palestinians as a day of mourning and memorialization for their displacement 70 years prior. Unsure of his own political convictions, Tamer must quickly determine what matters to him and what price he is willing to pay for freedom.
Where to watch Alam
Alam is streaming in the US on Film Movement Plus, Kanopy and Hoopla.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Plex.
Cast
- Mahmood Bakri as Tamer
- Sereen Khass as Maysaa'
- Mohammad Karaki as Shekel
- Muhammad Abed Elrahman as Safwat
- Ahmad Zaghmouri as Rida
- Saleh Bakri as Uncle Naji
- Amer Hlehel as Tamer's father
- Jaboor Kawn as May
- Haithem Kokhon as The headmaster's assistant
- Riyad Sliman as Adel
- Moez Toumi as The headmaster
Details
- Director
- Firas Khoury
- Released
- November 18, 2022
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- MPM Film, Paprika Films and Philistine Films
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.4 / 10 from 6 votes
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