Love, Theft and Other Entanglements

Overview

Layabout, clandestine lover, small-time hood – Mousa has all kinds of skills. A refugee camp resident, this Palestinian does not give a damn about his father’s hard-won permit to work legally in the Israeli part of Jerusalem – he would rather earn a living stealing Israeli cars and selling them to Palestinian fences. Mousa is convinced that his future lies far away from all the violence and constraints that characterise life in the divided city; his heart, moreover, belongs to a married woman. Following the theft of a Passat one day he is given a brutal goingover by Palestinian militia-men. On closer inspection of the vehicle, he makes a discovery which suddenly makes apolitical Mousa of interest to all sides …

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 6, 2015

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

Arabic, English, Hebrew

Countries

Palestinian Territory

Production

PalCine Productions

Cast

Tariq Alayan,Sami Metwasi,Kamel El Basha,Muayad Alayan,Mahmood Alayan,Valantina Abu Osqa,Osama Awad,Mustafa Abu Hanood

Director

Muayad Alayan

Writer

Rami Musa Alayan,Muayad Alayan

Producer

Muayad Alayan,Rami Musa Alayan

Cinematography

Muayad Alayan

Music

Nathan Daems

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4253322