Movies and TvShows featuring "palestinian-woman" theme.

In Between follows the lives of three strong and independent Palestinian women, Laila, Salma, and Nour, who share an apartment in Tel Aviv. They navigate through the complexities of contemporary society as they face the challenges of being an Arab woman in Israel. With different backgrounds and aspirations, they find themselves caught between traditional and modern values, struggling to balance their dreams with the expectations of society.

Amira, a Palestinian woman, faces various struggles including a confinement to a patriarchal society, her father's imprisonment, and the suspicion of infidelity. Her journey intensifies when she learns about her own identity and attempts to establish her place in a troubled world.

Lara is Palestinian and lives in London. She has everything she wants in her life: a husband, a son and a beautiful house in one of the best areas of the city. Nevertheless, her everyday life appears cold and grey, only brightened up by surreptitious sips of vodka. But one day, Inam, a sensual, resolute girl, knocks on her door. Lara seems to be transported back to her adolescence when she and Inam were close friends, and studied together in Ramallah. In Lara's astonished eyes we see a mixture of fear and desire towards the woman whom she had lost sight of. A deceptive tangle of memories which a trauma, a love affair and an experience with two Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem an re-surface. From a gripping, well structured emotional thriller that traces back their memories through recurrent flashbacks that take us to the West Bank in 1994, during the Intifada.

“Food is the most precious part of Palestinian heritage.” Aisha Azzam and her husband started their family grain mill in Baqa’a refugee camp, Jordan, 35 years ago. She treasures her role in safeguarding culture by milling the wheat, grains, and herbs essential to Palestinian cuisine. Through food, Aisha traces the story of Palestinian displacement and rebuilding family and community in a refugee camp. Harvesting, milling, cooking, and feasts ground the film’s arc of displacement, longing, and resistance. In Aisha’s words, “Food is what keeps us together as Palestinians.” Aisha’s Story intimately captures the loss, beauty, and steadfastness that define Palestinian lives.