Dancing Arabs Page #5

Synopsis: A Palestinian-Israeli boy named Eyad is sent to a prestigious boarding school in Jerusalem, where he struggles with issues of language, culture, and identity.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Eran Riklis
Production: Strand Releasing
  1 win & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
104 min
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AVRAHAMI:

- Hello, is this where Yonatan Avrahami lives?

- Yes. How I can help you?

I'm Eyad, from the volunteer program

of the Art and Science Academy.

Why are you doing this to me, Mom?

I don't want this.

Just try it.

I don't feel well.

So far there are 14 fatalities and 30 injured,

among them, the Palestinian terrorist

who attacked the bus driver,

causing the bus to roll into a ravine

on the way to Jerusalem.

The terrorist was a member of Hamas.

This is the biggest terrorist attack

since the beginning of the Intifada...

I'm sorry. Yonatan isn't feeling well.

We'll have to reschedule.

Yonatan, this is Eyad.

What do you want to listen to?

I don't know.

Know The Rhetorical Band?

Do you play?

Not as much anymore.

I'm losing the strength in my hands

because of my illness.

Were you born that way?

Were you born that way?

- What way?

- Arab.

Is it contagious?

You can borrow the CD if you want.

Thanks, it's actually a nice song.

"Pedestrianized street"

means no traffic is allowed.

Are you from Jerusalem?

No, from Tel Mond.

It's not too far from your village.

But I've been here many times before.

Haven't you?

No, not breviously.

- "Previously.

- What?

You say "previously", not "breviously".

"P". See? The paper moves. "P". Not "B".

- I didn't even know...

- It's nice here.

It's a very famous place.

Have you heard of it?

Important people come here.

Amos Oz used to sit here a lot.

Amos Oz? Black Box? "My Michael?

- He's a very famous author.

- What would you like?

I'll have the cheese and mushroom crepes,

please.

And you?

Chocolate milk, please.

Chocolate milk? You're such a kid!

Sorry.

I love this song. Do you know it?

What kind of music do you like?

Umm Kulthum?

Yes, but I also really like Abdel Halim,

Amr Diab and Fairuz.

I don't know them.

Will you play them for me?

Palestine.

Hey, Ayid, what's going on?

Are you alright?

Yes, I'm fine.

Muscular dystrophy?

It's a tough disease, incurable.

Check out the science geeks.

Your parents let you take the bus

all by yourselves?

What's up, redhead?

Forget about him. Check out this nerd.

What's with your clothes?

What's your name?

Eyad.

Eyad.

Guys, meet Muhammad.

Muhammad's dead, yo ya.

He had several daughters, yo ya.

His daughters are ugly, yo ya.

Just like monkeys, yo ya.

Muhammad's dead, yo ya.

He had several daughters, yo ya...

Where's grandma? I want to talk to her.

Tomorrow, New Year's Eve,

the West Bank will be closed off

and Palestinians will be

denied entry to Israel...

- Don't worry, another one will come soon.

- It's OK, my dad's picking me up.

How many times do I have to tell you?

This is a chance of a lifetime!

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Sayed Kashua

Sayed Kashua (Arabic: سيد قشوع‎, Hebrew: סייד קשוע‎; born 1975) is an Palestinian-Israeli author and journalist born in Tira, Israel, known for his books and humorous columns in the Hebrew language. more…

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