Eyes of a Thief (2014)
Eyes of a Thief (2014)
HDTV 720p | MKV | 1280x720 | x264 @ 2850 Kbps | 98 min | 2,05 Gb
Audio: Arabic (العربية) AC3 2.0 @ 128 Kbps | Subs: English hardcoded
Genre: Drama
HDTV 720p | MKV | 1280x720 | x264 @ 2850 Kbps | 98 min | 2,05 Gb
Audio: Arabic (العربية) AC3 2.0 @ 128 Kbps | Subs: English hardcoded
Genre: Drama
Director: Najwa Najjar
Writer: Najwa Najjar
Stars: Kal Naga, Souad Massi, Suhail Haddad
Inspired by real events, ‘Eyes of a Thief’ is a rare glimpse into Palestinian society from the inside. At the height of the 2002 Palestinian Uprising, Tareq, an enigmatic man bearing fresh wounds, is tended to by local nuns, who help him to escape. He is soon arrested by Israeli soldiers. Ten years later, Tareq is released from prison and returns to his town, a place drastically transformed and filled with secrets, to find his daughter. As secrets are uncovered, Tareq’s hidden past is revealed and light is shed on the stifling nature of contemporary Palestinian society. Moral certainty is replaced by questionable choices, and it is clear there are no easy answers.
In this well written and directed excellent movie, Najwa Najjar avoids to a certain extent the temptation to get involved in the typical political debate between Israel and its foes as the drama centers around a man (starring the famous Egyptian actor Khaled Abu Naga), whose one life target after spending long years in prison becomes nothing other than finding his missing daughter. As the story does not forget to include a sweet and innocent touch of romance, this excellent piece of art which depicts the day by day life under the longest military occupation in modern history, also tackles many issues that Palestinians face as they try to move on with their lives under military occupation, be it the shortage of water supplies that the Israelis control, the need for jobs, or the existence of collaborators among them as well as underground resistance fighters, let alone a fact that many westerners seem to miss, that the Palestinian people are Moslems and Christians !!. Anyone who watches "Eyes of a Thief", will not only learn a thing or two about life in the occupied Palestinian territories, but will definitely find himself enjoying a very good movie.
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Eyes of a Thief (2014)
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