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Gifted Eyad (Tawfeek Barhom), a Palestinian Israeli boy, is given the chance to go to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Jerusalem. As he desperately tries to fit in with his Jewish schoolmates and within Israeli society, Eyad develops a friendship with another outsider, Jonathan (Michael Moshonov, Lebanon) a boy suffering from muscular dystrophy, and gradually becomes part of the home Jonathan shares with his mother, Edna (Yael Abecassis, Kadosh, Alila, To Live and Become). After falling in love with Naomi (Daniel Kitsis), a Jewish girl, he leaves school when their relationship is uncovered, and he discovers that he will have to sacrifice his identity in order to be accepted. Faced with a choice, Eyad will have to make a decision that will change his life forever.
Original Release
11/27/2014
US Release
06/26/2015
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Tawfeek Barhom | Eyad |
Razi Gabareen | Young Eyad |
Yaël Abecassis | Edna |
Michael Moshonov | Yonatan |
Ali Suliman | Salah |
Danielle Kitsis | Naomi |
Marlene Bajali | Aisha |
Norman Issa | Jamal |
Khalifa Natour | Bassem |
Kais Natour | Wassim |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Tawfeek Barhom | Eyad |
Razi Gabareen | Young Eyad |
Yaël Abecassis | Edna |
Michael Moshonov | Yonatan |
Ali Suliman | Salah |
Danielle Kitsis | Naomi |
Marlene Bajali | Aisha |
Norman Issa | Jamal |
Khalifa Natour | Bassem |
Kais Natour | Wassim |
Loai Nofi | Wajdi |
Rona Lipaz-Michael | Headmistress in Jerusalem |
Shirili Deshe | Literature Teacher |
Keren Tzur | History Teacher |
Shani Klein | Nurse |
Adham Abu Aqel | Young Nidal |
Danny Berman | Nadal |
Robby Berman | Jacob Newman |
Noa Biron | Bank Clerk |
Nitay Dagan | Student |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Karen Belz | Producer |
Sören Bode | Producer |
Bettina Brokemper | Producer |
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre | Producer |
Michael Eckelt | Producer |
Mia Kilian | Producer |
Chilik Michaeli | Producer |
Simon Ofenloch | Producer |
Anette Unger | Producer |
Christian Vennefrohne | Producer |