Private (2004)
Private (2004)
DVDRip | AVI | 608 x 320 | XviD @ 935 Kbps | 88 min | 734 Mb
Audio: Arabic (mostly) MP3 @ 153 Kbps | Subs (srt): English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch
Genre: Drama, War
DVDRip | AVI | 608 x 320 | XviD @ 935 Kbps | 88 min | 734 Mb
Audio: Arabic (mostly) MP3 @ 153 Kbps | Subs (srt): English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch
Genre: Drama, War
Mohammad Bakri, a craggily handsome middle-aged Arab, who is one of the most familiar and striking presences in the Israeli cinema, has one of his best roles in "Private." He plays Mohammad B., a teacher who lives with his wife and five children in a spacious, spartan house in the countryside halfway between a Palestinian village and an Israeli settlement, which puts it right smack in the middle of potential crossfire.
IMDB - 8 wins
In the South of Palestine, the idealistic Professor Mohammad (Mohammed Bakri) is a family man that lives with his wife and five children a simple life in an isolated house. His wife Samia (Areen Omari) wants to leave Palestine but her husband refuses to emigrate to another country and become a refugee. One night, Israeli soldiers commanded by the paranoid Commander Ofer (Lior Miller) break in their house and the peaceful Mohammad needs to control his family that wants to react against the Israeli aggression.
"Private" is a heartbreaking and dramatic story about a Palestinian that has their home, that is supposed to be the safest and the most sacred place of a family, invaded by Israeli soldiers that threaten and humiliate them. The direction and performances are top-notch and the film gives the sensation of documentary. The abusive relationship of the Israeli soldiers with the Palestinian family is very similar to the Nazis and Jews in World War II, Serbs and Croats in the Yugoslav Wars or American and Iraqis in the recent invasion and happens since the very beginning of mankind history between who is in control and who is controlled by the Power that Be. Sad, but it is the reality. My vote is eight.IMDB Reviewer
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Private (2004)
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