Free Zone

Rebecca, an American who's been living in Jerusalem for a several months, has just split up with her boyfriend. She gets into a taxi, driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna has to go to the Free Zone in Jordan to collect a large sum of money that her husband's associate, The American, owes. Rebecca persuades Hannah to take her along. When they get to the Free Zone, Leila, a Palestinian woman, tells them that The American has gone and the money has disappeared...

Keywords

  • Escape to the 2000s
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Focus: Amos Gitai
  • Middle East Focus: Amos Gitai and Michel Khleifi
  • politics

Actors

  • Natalie Portman
  • Hiam Abbass
  • Matthias Van Khache
  • Makram Khoury
  • Carmen Maura
  • Tomer Russo
  • Aki Avni
  • Liron Levo
  • Adnan Tarabshi
  • Adnan Tarabshi
  • Hanna Laslo

Director

  • Amos Gitaï

Drama, Comedy


1h 30min


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Israel
2004
Through a combination of circumstances, two women embark on a road trip.

Through a combination of circumstances, two women embark on a road trip.


Rebecca, an American who's been living in Jerusalem for a several months, has just split up with her boyfriend. She gets into a taxi, driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna has to go to the Free Zone in Jordan to collect a large sum of money that her husband's associate, The American, owes. Rebecca persuades Hannah to take her along. When they get to the Free Zone, Leila, a Palestinian woman, tells them that The American has gone and the money has disappeared...

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