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Omar

Mar 25 & 26, 2026
    Part of
  • Of Father and Sons: The Bakri Family On Screen
  • and
  • BAM Film 2026
Directed by Hany Abu Assad (2013)
With Adam Bakri, Leem Lubany, Eyad Hourani
Arrested after the killing of an Israeli soldier and tricked into an admission of guilt by association, a young Palestinian baker who routinely climbs over the separation wall running through Jerusalem to meet up with his girlfriend agrees to work as an informant. Nominated for the Best Foreign Feature Academy Award in 2014, Hany Abu-Assad’s film is both a thriller and a romance set against the tension of the Israeli occupation.

Presented with the support of Friendly Strangers Studios. @friendlystrangersstudios on instagram.

UPCOMING Screenings

      RUNNING TIME

      96min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      FORMAT

      DCP

      LANGUAGE

      In Arabic with English subtitles

      TICKET INFORMATION

      General Admission: $17
      Members: $12
      Please note: A $2 handling fee per ticket will be added to your order.

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