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joojoo

Favorite films

  • Omar
  • Psycho
  • GoodFellas
  • Midnight Run

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  • Hit Man

    ★★

  • No Other Land

  • Meet the Parents

    ★★½

  • The Apprentice

    ★★★★

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  • No Other Land

    No Other Land

    “Land you have to die for is yours, not land you have to kill for.” 
    I believe this film did a very good job of depicting the raw reality of the ethnic cleansing and ongoing Nakba of the Palestinians. The demolition and looting of homes and schools, the brutality and impunity that is the IOF, and that it is NOT just the Israeli government, showing the reality of enabling of settlers to steal land that isn’t theirs and kill those…

  • The Apprentice

    The Apprentice

    ★★★★

    Sebastian Stan u are so dreamy. Jeremy Strong absolutely executed his role and carried this film. GIVE HIM THE OSCAR!!

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  • Omar

    Omar

    ★★★★★

    There is such a small variety of films that truly portray the life of a Palestinian. This film was outstanding in every aspect. Hany Abu-Assad made this film to give Palestinians a job, so he hired an all Palestinian cast, giving the much needed Palestinian/Arab representation to the film world.
    It also showed the beauty of Palestine. This was filmed in various parts of Palestine, including the city most famous for its beauty, Bisan. It showed the architecture, the flowers,…

  • 3000 Nights

    3000 Nights

    ★★★★½

    Probably my favorite Palestinian film thus far. I loved everything about it. The fact that men were almost just nonexistent in the film was a plus too ;) but seriously you don’t see a lot of Palestinian films focused on the resistance, or really Arab films in general, that focus on a strong female lead with an entirely female based story. I loved the subtle “you don’t need to rely on a man” message. The story itself was so powerful,…