Sand Storm (2016 film)
2016 Israeli film
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Sand Storm (Hebrew: סופת חול Sufat Chol) is a 2016 Arabic-language Israeli coming-of-age film directed by Elite Zexer.[3] It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] At the 2016 Sundance Film Festival it won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Dramatic section.[5] It won the Best Film Award at the Ophir Awards.[6][7] It was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[8][9]
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Directed byElite Zexer
Written byElite Zexer
StarringLamis Ammar
Ruba Blal
Ruba Blal
Release dates
- 25 January 2016 (Sundance)
- 15 September 2016 (Israel)
| Sand Storm | |
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Film poster | |
| סופת חול | |
| Directed by | Elite Zexer |
| Written by | Elite Zexer |
| Starring | Lamis Ammar Ruba Blal |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Arabic |
| Box office | $86,800[1][2] |
The film is set in a Bedouin village in southern Israel and is Elite Zexer's directorial debut.[10][11][12]
Cast
- Lamis Ammar as Layla
- Ruba Blal as Jalila
- Hitham Omari as Suliman
- Khadija Al Akel as Tasnim
- Jalal Masrwa as Anwar