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THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM
Synopsis
Sarah, an Israeli café owner living in West Jerusalem, and Saleem, her Palestinian bread vendor and deliveryman who lives in East Jerusalem, have a clandestine affair. Just being seen together in public arouses suspicion, and a risky late-night tryst brings them to police attention.
Synopsis
Sarah, an Israeli café owner living in West Jerusalem, and Saleem, her Palestinian bread vendor and deliveryman who lives in East Jerusalem, have a clandestine affair. Just being seen together in public arouses suspicion, and a risky late-night tryst brings them to police attention.
Our take
The second feature from Palestinian director Muayad Alayan is a taut yet naturalistic Jerusalem-set drama about the spiraling consequences of a high-stakes affair. As the personal inevitably turns political, Alayan boldly unveils how the imbalance of power seeps through to an avoidable conclusion.