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Dancing Arabs

Play trailer Poster for Dancing Arabs 2015,  1h 44m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 94% 31 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
94% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A young Arab in Israel struggles to find his place and an identity.

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Peter Keough Boston Globe Sep 3, 2015
3.5/4
"Identity" demonstrates its boldness not with stylistic originality but with political acuity. Go to Full Review
Tom Long Detroit News Jul 31, 2015
B+
A fine blend of the universal - teen love, rebellion, tragedy - and riveting specificity, while also working as sharp social critique. Go to Full Review
Stephanie Merry Washington Post Jul 23, 2015
3/4
Under Riklis's direction, the film's first act lulls the audience into a sense of familiarity, before plunging into a darker reality. The effect is shattering. Go to Full Review
Denise Pieniazek A Sala Llena (Argentina) Jan 14, 2024
8/10
In most of Eran Riklis' works, the Middle East conflict is present along with religious and cultural differences, as is the case of Dancing Arabs, which heartbreakingly exposes the complexity of said confrontation. Go to Full Review
M. Faust The Public (Buffalo) Oct 11, 2017
The film's conclusion, surprising even if signaled by the title, packs a tragic punch. Go to Full Review
Kathy Fennessy The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 21, 2017
On the surface, A Borrowed Identity isn't a political film, but [Eran] Riklis's decision not to take sides is, in and of itself, a political move. Go to Full Review
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Finn S Jan 15, 2017 A film of grace and choices. "What makes us who we are, and what divides us, is examined in "A Borrowed Identity," a heart-tugging drama about Jewish and Palestinian Israelis and cultures that can both collide and embrace." See more
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Eran Riklis

Director

Tawfeek Barhom

Eyad

Ali Suliman

Salah

Yael Abecassis

Edna

Marlene Bajali

Aisha

Laëtitia Eïdo

Fahima

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young Arab in Israel struggles to find his place and an identity.
Director
Eran Riklis
Producer
Bettina Brokemper, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Michael Eckelt, Chilik Michaeli
Screenwriter
Sayed Kashua
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
United Channel Movies, Riva Film, MACT Productions, Heimatfilm, Alma Films, ZDF/Arte
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 26, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$281.1K
Runtime
1h 44m
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