Free Zone

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Original title: Free Zone
Year: 2005
Running time: 94 min.
Country: Israel
Director: Amos Gitai
Screenwriter: Amos Gitai, Marie-José Sanselme
Cinematography: Laurent Brunet
Cast: Natalie Portman, Hanna Laslo, Hiam Abbass, Carmen Maura, Makram Khoury, Aki Avni, Uri Klauzner, Liron Levo, Tomer Russo, Adnan Tarabshi, Shredi Jabarin
Producer: Co-production Israel-Belgium-France-Spain;
Agat Films, Agav Films, arte France Cinéma, Artémis, Bac Films, Canal+, Cinéart, Golem Distribución, RTBF (Télévision Belge), TPS Star, United King Films, Yes-DBD Satellite Services, Scope Pictures, Artemis ProductionsSee 4 More
Genre: Drama | Arab-Israeli conflict
Synopsis: Rebecca (Natalie Portman), an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna (Hanna Laslo), an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large sum of money that "the American", her husband's partner, owes them. Rebecca persuades Hanna to take her along. When they reach the Free Zone, Leila (Hiam Abbass), a Palestinian, explains that the American isn't there and that the money has vanished....

Awards: 2005: Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress (Hanna Laslo)

Critics' reviews

"If the strong performances of its three stars infuse this metaphorically clotted movie with some life, the screenplay (...) has a weak narrative pulse"

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Schematic set-up is given a human face by fine performances and a physical journey that’s often more interesting than the characters’ emotional ones"

Derek Elley: Variety
"Gitaï has no real interest in who these women are beyond their symbolic resonance"

Noel Murray: AV Club
"The exposition consistently overshadows the action, and despite a provocative climax, the movie settles into a ponderous collection of soliloquies"

J.R. Jones: Chicago Reader
"Its historical precision and geographic accuracy leave much to be desired and the plot ignores several loose ends (...) Gitai fans will find many shots to admire"

Dan Fainaru: Screendaily

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