"Love knows no borders."

2012

1h 36m

6.9(132 votes)

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Overview

Two young men — a Palestinian grad student and an Israeli lawyer — meet and fall in love amidst personal and political intrigue.

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Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

מיכאל אלוני

Roy Schaefer

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Nicholas Jacob

Nimr Mashrawi

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Loai Nofi

Mustafa Na'amne (as Loai Noufi)

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Alon Pdut

Gil

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Khawlah Hag-Debsy

Hiam Mashrawi (as Khawlah Haj)

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Maysa Daw

Abir Mashrawi

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Jameel Khoury

Nabil Mashrawi (as Jameel Khouri)

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Shimon Mimran

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Moris Cohen

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Majd Bitar

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Sound

Alon Oleartchik

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Chelli Goldenberg

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Huda Al Imam

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Michael Teplitzky

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