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Pomegranates and Myrrh

Pomegranates and Myrrh

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Drama
📜 Overview: A free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the lonely wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she loves until she returns to the dance, defying societys taboos. At the dance Kamar is confronted with Kais, a Palestinian returnee. Sparks fly between Kamar and Kais, creating more than a passionate, emotional dance for the both of them. Matters become even more complicated when Zaid's sentence is extended. Kamar's life is thrown into turmoil as she becomes increasingly attached to Kais, and caught in the midst of her desire to dance and breaking the family and society taboos of the prisoner's wife's role while life under occupation rages on.
💵 Budget: USD 980,000
🌏 Languages Available: Arabic , English , Hebrew
📆 Date Released: 2009-02-01
⌚ Running Time: 95 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.2

Beloved Cast

Yasmine Al Massri original image
Kamar
Yasmine Al Massri
Hiam Abbass original image
Umm Habib
Hiam Abbass
Ali Suliman original image
Kais
Ali Suliman
Walid Abdul Salam original image
Odeh
Walid Abdul Salam
Ahmad Abu Sal'oum original image
Abu Antar
Ahmad Abu Sal'oum
Yosef Abu Wardeh original image
Yosef
Yosef Abu Wardeh
Valentina Abu-'Aksa original image
Mariam
Valentina Abu-'Aksa
Manal Awad original image
Ambar
Manal Awad

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