For My Father (PG) 7.0

For My Father (2008): A suicide bomber becomes dependent on the kindness of strangers when his explosives won't detonate, giving him time to meet some of the people he's targeting. (7.0)

Director: Dror Zahavi
Writers: Ido Dror, Jonatan Dror
Stars: Shredi Jabarin, Hili Yalon, Shlomo Vishinsky

The take home message is that there is more than meets the eye, and there is much in common between the two cultures. However, that seems to be a bit too feel-good and hopeful. There has been too much blood spilled in the name of each religion and there is so much animosity between the groups, I can't see this kind of ready trust being established in real life. The selected location of a run-down part of Israel is quite good for in terms of the story as well as for the cinematography to work. Acting is quite good. A couple of things that I couldn't get past while watching: the everyone Tarek comes into contact readily accepts his refusal to take off the jacket even when sleeping; his father's downfall in the eyes of the terrorists isn't fully explained. Yeah, makes you thinki about the story and its implications. But if the RL worked this way, there wouldn't be that conflict going on for this long, right? My Rating: 7.0