Israeli writer and director Amos Gitai has all the right intentions but comes short with this road movie that brings together women of different backgrounds together. In order to collect her husband's debt from his Arab partner, Israeli cab driver Hanna travels to the Free Zone in the Jordan-Iraq-Saudi border along with an American girl who had a dispute with her fiancee. Upon their arrival the two women find more trouble and have to help Leila in order to get the money. Gitai shows the daily conflicts in the Middle-East through the eyes of women in the actual locations. Natalie Portman, Hiam Abbass and Hanna Laszlo bring the required authenticity with their performances. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Free Zone
Israeli writer and director Amos Gitai has all the right intentions but comes short with this road movie that brings together women of different backgrounds together. In order to collect her husband's debt from his Arab partner, Israeli cab driver Hanna travels to the Free Zone in the Jordan-Iraq-Saudi border along with an American girl who had a dispute with her fiancee. Upon their arrival the two women find more trouble and have to help Leila in order to get the money. Gitai shows the daily conflicts in the Middle-East through the eyes of women in the actual locations. Natalie Portman, Hiam Abbass and Hanna Laszlo bring the required authenticity with their performances. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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