Out in The Dark

– Two young men — a Palestinian grad student and an Israeli lawyer — meet and fall in love amidst ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
Out in the Dark (2012)

Two young men — a Palestinian grad student and an Israeli lawyer — meet and fall in love amidst personal and political intrigue in this striking debut feature from Israeli director Michael Mayer.

Out in the Dark (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Sep 2013

Language:

Hebrew, Arabic, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Michael Mayer

Writer:

Yael Shafrir, Michael Mayer

Main Actors:

Nicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jameel Khoury, Alon Pdut

Plot:

Nimer and Roy are two gay men on opposing sides of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict who fall for each other. Much as they'd like to be left alone, both political conflict and orthodox beliefs will not leave their budding relationship untouched, with most of the egregious circumstances befalling Nimer, whom security forces pressure into helping them by stripping his access to education and threatening to leave him without family. Through his eye-witnessed death of a friend, Nimer knows he can't oblige. Can love find a way through this no-win situation?

Awards:

17 wins & 22 nominations.

Production:

Breaking Glass Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
Metacritic:
69%