Award-winning Israeli film finds it tough going in the Arab world
A Palestinian scriptwriter and a theme dealing with identity under occupation in the Golan fail to open doors
By Sharif Hamadeh
Special to The Daily Star
Monday, January 03, 2005
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"I always say that I live in Israel, but I am a filmmaker who doesn't believe in borders for films," says Eran Riklis. As the director and co-writer of "The Syrian Bride," the poly-lingual feature-length drama which has now won more awards abroad than any previous Israeli film.
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