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  • 2018
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  • 2018
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  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 43 m

Summary Lalia (Mouna Hawa), Salma (Sana Jammelieh), and Nur (Shaden Kanboura) share an apartment in the vibrant heart of Tel Aviv. Lalia, a criminal lawyer with a wicked wit, loves to burn off her workday stress in the underground club scene. Salma, slightly more subdued, is a DJ and bartender. Nur is a younger, religious Muslim girl who moves i...

Directed By: Maysaloun Hamoud

Written By: Maysaloun Hamoud

  • 2018
  • R
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2018
  • R
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 43 m

In Between

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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Summary Lalia (Mouna Hawa), Salma (Sana Jammelieh), and Nur (Shaden Kanboura) share an apartment in the vibrant heart of Tel Aviv. Lalia, a criminal lawyer with a wicked wit, loves to burn off her workday stress in the underground club scene. Salma, slightly more subdued, is a DJ and bartender. Nur is a younger, religious Muslim girl who moves i...

Directed By: Maysaloun Hamoud

Written By: Maysaloun Hamoud

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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18 Reviews
5% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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95% Positive
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5% Mixed
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90
Oct 29, 2017
What makes this spiky dramedy so compelling are the Palestinian-Israeli protagonists, whose split lives have rarely been depicted on screen.
By Alissa Simon FULL REVIEW
83
Jan 4, 2018
Where In Between does succeed is in showing the relationship between the women and in refusing to judge them for their choices.
By Kimber Myers FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 4, 2018
In Between is full of life, a triptych of sexual and cultural combat that takes us to places that I, for one, knew nothing about.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 29, 2017
The film reveals how patriarchal values clash with the desires of its female characters to lead more emancipated lives.
By Tom Dawson FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 15, 2018
While the #MeToo movement is doing much to expose systemic sexism and harassment against women, In Between highlights how difficult it will be to make substantive change in the world's most patriarchal societies.
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70
Oct 29, 2017
Touching on the pressures of living in a patriarchal society, as well as exploring attitudes towards nationality and sexuality, the film unpacks a raft of parallels in its three stories, leaving seemingly disparate characters with the same choices.
By Sarah Ward FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 22, 2017
In Between is most affecting when its characters are at their least guarded, but as Nour, Salma, and Laila are hurt by those closest to them, Hamoud's film pulls back toward more formulaic expressions of conflict.
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Production Company Channel 10, DBG / deux beaux garçons, En Compagnie Des Lamas, Israel Film Council, Israel Lottery Council for Culture and Art, Yes
Release Date Jan 5, 2018
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.peccapics.com/product/in-between/#ad-image-0
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Awards

Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
• 2 Wins & 12 Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Haifa International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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