Inch'Allah

Canada, France

2012

101 Min

Color

2.35:1

French, English, Arabic, Hebrew

Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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CAST Evelyne Brochu, Sabrina Ouazani, Sivan Levy, Yousef 'Joe' Sweid, Hammoudeh Alkarmi, Zorah Benali, Carlo Brandt, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Ahmad Massad

PROD DES André-Line Beauparlant

SOUND Jean Umansky, Sylvain Bellemare, Jean-Paul Hurier

Toronto (Special Presentations), Berlinale (Panorama): FIPRESCI Prize, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention, CPH PIX (Spotlight: Middle East)

Synopsis

Chloe is a young Canadian obstetrician working in a makeshift clinic within a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank where she treats pregnant women under the supervision of Michael, a French doctor. Facing daily checkpoints and the separation barrier, Chloe is confronted with the conflict and the people it affects. Her encounter with the war draws Chloe into an adventure that’s both deeply personal and as large as the land. –TIFF

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Carlos Filipe Freitas

13Apr13

Intentionally or not, it disclosed a sort of disappointing selfishness instead of the intended victimization. Full Review and Rating: http://alwayswatchgoodmovies.blogspot.com/2013/04/inch-allah-2012.html

Matt Richards

17Mar13

A refreshing take on conflict, loyalty and alliance told through the eyes of a French obstetrician working behind the lines in modern day Palestine. It's complex, gritty and ultimately devastating. The final turn, whilst possibly a bit of a stretch, feels non-the-less poetically true. Solid performances, beautiful camera-work and complimentary sound design. 4 stars

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msmichel

28Jan13

Evelyne Brochu truly gives a surprising reflective powerful performance here. Sabrina Ouazani matches her in intensity. But on second look the script seems a tad contrived and quite a bit more one-sided than one first realized. Production house has made some excellent films that this doesn't quite measure up to.

msmichel

16Sep12

TIFF '12 Ambitious film tracing the impact of Palestian/Israeli relations on a young Quebecois doctor with contacts on both sides of the checkpoints/barrier wall. Framing device works well with a nice twist and film features a solid lead in Evelyne Brochu. In the end the picture offers no solutions (how could it) but does certainly seem to favour the oppressed over the oppessors. A worthy addition to the subject.

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