Yasmine, an openly lesbian Arab nurse, finds out that her lover, Or, an intelligence officer in the Israeli army has been reporting on their relationship. Yasmine's sister arrives for a visit from the West Bank, not knowing that she is going to meet the occupying enemy at her own sister's house.
Acting
Saraya's controlled rage masks volcanic hurt.
Direction
Saraya directs herself through impossible spatial politics.
Writing
Every line lands like a landmine in a living room.
Director
Samira Saraya
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Saraya based this on real 'polygraph tests' Israeli intelligence conducts on Arab citizens in relationships with Jews.
The film was banned from several Israeli festivals while winning acclaim internationally—a tension the short itself enacts.
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