
A BORROWED IDENTITY
Gifted Eyad (Tawfeek Barhom), a Palestinian Israeli boy, is given the chance to go to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Jerusalem. As he desperately tries to fit in with his Jewish schoolmates and within Israeli society, Eyad develops a friendship with another outsider, Jonathan (Michael Moshonov, Lebanon) a boy suffering from muscular dystrophy, and gradually becomes part of the home Jonathan shares with his mother, Edna (Yael Abecassis, Kadosh, Alila, To Live and Become). After falling in love with Naomi (Daniel Kitsis), a Jewish girl, he leaves school when their relationship is uncovered, and he discovers that he will have to sacrifice his identity in order to be accepted. Faced with a choice, Eyad will have to make a decision that will change his life forever.
“Eran Riklis’ strongest film in years!” – Variety
Coming Soon!
DIRECTOR:
Eran Riklis
WRITER:
Sayed Kashua
PRODUCERS:
Bettina Brokemper
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Michael Eckelt
Chilik Michaeli
CAST:
Country of Origin: Israel
Format: DCP/2.35/Color
Sound Format: Dolby SRD
Running Time: 104 minutes
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
In Hebrew with English Subtitles
See this film at the following theaters: