Omar (2013)

After he and two of his childhood friends carry out a sniper attack on an Israeli soldier, Adam Bakri’s titular character is captured and coerced into becoming a collaborator. His situation is further complicated by his love for one of his friends’ sister and finding the traitor in their group who tipped off the authorities. I hadn’t intended to watch so many films on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but it was one of those weird coincidences in my library check-outs. This was rather similar to the same director’s Paradise Now . I think I prefer Paradise Now as a film, but this one does have a more multi-faceted story and also includes a more thorough look at the hopeless situation of collaborators which was referenced in that other film.

Oscar Nomination: Best Foreign Language Film of the Year