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DVD Review: Omar
Over the years the Oscars has seen many nominees that have been unfairly beaten to the ultimate prize by an inferior film. The Best Foreign Language Film Oscar is even more precarious as many great films have failed to be chosen by their respective countries to compete. The Battle of Algiers, The Last Metro, Au …
Incoming: Omar
A tense, gripping thriller about betrayal, suspected and real, in the Occupied Territories. Omar (Adam Bakri) is a Palestinian baker who routinely climbs over the separation wall to meet up with his girl Nadja (Leem Lubany). By night, he’s ready to risk his life to strike at the Israeli military with his childhood friends Tarek …