Heartland Film Festival 2009 : For My Father

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For My Father

Dror Zahavi 2008

Categories: Crystal Heart Award Winner, Dramatic Feature

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Run time: 100 min. | Israel | Language: Hebrew with English Subtitles

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Tarek, a Palestinian forced on a suicide mission in Tel Aviv to redeem his father's honor, is given a second chance when the fuse on his explosive vest fails to detonate. Forced to spend the weekend in Tel Aviv awaiting its repair, Tarek must live amongst the people he was planning to kill. Tarek meets the beautiful Keren, and an unlikely love blooms. Spending this time with Keren and his new friends, Tarek discovers the spark of life returning to fill his soul, and when the weekend ends, Tarek must make the decision of his life.

Heartland Film Content Key: AT (Contains Adult Themes, not of interest to young children), L (Some mild language), V (Implied violence and mild peril)

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time	venue	calendar	tickets
2:00 PM Fri, Oct 16	AMC Castleton Square 2	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:15 PM Fri, Oct 16	AMC Castleton Square 2	+ add to cal	buy tickets
6:45 PM Sat, Oct 17	AMC Castleton Square 4	+ add to cal	buy tickets
3:45 PM Sun, Oct 18	AMC Greenwood Park 3	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:00 PM Mon, Oct 19	AMC Castleton Square 3	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:15 PM Wed, Oct 21	AMC Greenwood Park 1	+ add to cal	buy tickets
9:30 PM Thu, Oct 22	AMC Greenwood Park 3	+ add to cal	buy tickets
6:30 PM Fri, Oct 23	AMC Castleton Square 2	+ add to cal	buy tickets

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director	Dror Zahavi

screenwriter	Ido Dror Jonatan Dror
producer	Heike Wiehle-Timm Zvi Spielmann

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Rated 5.0/5 Stars 1 2 3 4 5 cindyfromindy 5:45 AM		Not at all what you might expect from a suicide bomber movie. Very multi faceted and introspective. Characters are believable and it shows the vulnerability we all have to others.