Watch: Dancing Arabs 2014 123movies, Full Movie Online – A Palestinian-Israeli boy named Eyad is sent to a prestigious boarding school in Jerusalem, where he struggles with issues of language, culture, and identity..
Plot: A young Arab is caught between cultures as he is sent to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Israel in the 1980s.
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It almost writes itself
Actually that is not true, but it does have a premise that is easy to relate to and if you have the quality writing engage the viewer to be interested in the story. And this has the quality to pull it off. It’s not an easy movie to watch, though that doesn’t mean, we don’t get lighter scenes too.Of course the conflict is there and the characters have to deal with a history, that is so complex that one movie alone could not do justice to it all. You have to really engage this open minded and not blinded by one side and see one side as bad or worse than the other. This is a human story after all and it plays out like that. You really feel for the main characters and their struggle, something the movie is really adamant on showing the viewer …
Palestinian Israelis must “dance at two weddings”
The Israeli film “Dancing Arabs” was shown in the U.S. as “A Borrowed Identity.” It was directed by Eran Riklis. The movie stars Tawfeek Barhom as Eyad, a Palestinian boy who is an Israeli citizen. Although his plight isn’t as bad as a non-Israeli Palestinian, he is nonetheless a second-class citizen. (Palestinian citizens work in restaurants as dishwashers. Jewish citizens work as waiters.)Despite being Palestinian, Eyad is allowed to attend a prestigious Israeli boarding school. Naturally, he’s the target of racial slurs, but he isn’t physically injured, and he moves forward toward adulthood. As part of a class assignment, he meets Jonathan (Michael Moshonov), a young man who has progressive muscular dystrophy. He also meets an Israeli girl, Naomi, played by Daniel (Danielle) Kitsis. Naomi is intelligent and loving, but the question is whether their relationship has a future, because of their cultural and religious differences.
The plot moves in unexpected directions, and the movie is emotionally powerful and gripping. The acting is excellent, and I think the plot represents a balanced picture of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, as it plays out among individuals.
We saw this movie at the Little Theatre in Rochester, as part of the highly successful Rochester International Jewish Film Festival. The film will work well on the small screen.
Original Language he
Runtime 1 hr 44 min (104 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Drama
Director Eran Riklis
Writer Sayed Kashua
Actors Tawfeek Barhom, Razi Gabareen, Yaël Abecassis
Country Israel, Germany, France
Awards 1 win & 5 nominations
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Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
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Laboratory B-MAC, B-MAC (dailies)
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