Omar

عمر

Hany Abu-Assad's Palestinian film about a young man scaling the separation wall and drawn into the conflict; Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Film.

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Review
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Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
2013 CE · 1434 AH†
Countries
PS
Approach
drama of Muslim life

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Overview

A Palestinian film by Hany Abu-Assad about a young man who breaks through the separation wall and is drawn into the conflict; nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. 1 2

People and things also explored

Black Gold· Farha· Karbala· Payitaht: Abdülhamid· Damascus Time· Al-Madina Souq, Aleppo· Ahl al-Harb (the people at war with the Muslims, their status and the rules that govern dealings with them)· Anfal (spoils and the other gains taken from the enemy, and their divisions)

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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