Out in the Dark
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  • Summary: Nimer, a Palestinian student and dedicated son, dreams of studying abroad and of a better life. One fateful night he meets Roy, an Israeli lawyer, and the two fall in love. As their relationship deepens, Nimer is confronted with the harsh realities of a Palestinian society that refuses to accept him for his sexual identity, and an Israeli society that rejects him for his Palestinian nationality.
    When his close friend is caught hiding illegally in Tel Aviv and sent back to the West Bank to be brutally murdered, Nimer is sent hurling down a path of personal sacrifice and mortal danger.
    Now he must choose between the life he thought he wanted and his love for Roy.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    Sep 26, 2013
    90
    It's unique, powerful stuff.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: David Rooney
    Sep 8, 2013
    80
    In Mayer’s assured hands, a drama that could easily have become schematic instead pulses with urgency, longing and raw feeling, morphing smoothly in its final third into a lean thriller.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Alan Scherstuhl
    Sep 24, 2013
    80
    The movie is involving, the romance affecting, the sex sound, and the catch-as-catch-can handheld camerawork smartly appropriate for the scenario.
  4. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Lewis
    Sep 26, 2013
    75
    The suspenseful love story Out in the Dark isn't a political film by any stretch, but the intrigue and prejudices of the Arab-Israeli conflict certainly fuel the romance and thrills of this entertaining, taut movie.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    Sep 26, 2013
    70
    Even though the plot defies credibility at several points, Out in the Dark is gripping.
  6. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Henry Barnes
    Sep 8, 2013
    60
    There's romance and tragedy, but little depth and no nuance.
  7. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Silvija Ozols
    Sep 24, 2013
    40
    About 45 minutes in, the film’s uneasy détente between subtlety and movie machinery fails outright, as heretofore shown-not-told themes are spelled out — “You forget where you live!” yell family members on both sides — and the paramours try to outrun violence and structural contrivance.

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  1. indiegalaxy10
    Oct 3, 2013
    8
    This is pure romance, yes a different romance, but is just love, there are amazing moments in this film, maybe isn't the perfect gay movie like 'Weekend' but is a good ,very good one.… Expand

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