Dancing Arabs
2014 · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama
A young Arab is caught between cultures as he is sent to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Israel in the 1980s.
Directed by Eran Riklis · Written by Sayed Kashua
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Tawfeek Barhom Eyad -
Ali Suliman Salah -
Yaël Abecassis Edna -
Laëtitia Eïdo Fahima -
Norman Issa Jamal - R Razi Gabareen Young Eyad
- D Daniel Kitsis Naomi
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Michael Moshonov Yonatan -
Loai Nofi Wajdi - N Nitay Dagan Student
- M Marlene Bajali Aisha
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Khalifa Natour Bassem
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