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201775 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Foreign Land

201775 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

An Arab actor and a Jewish journalist seek belonging amid rising extremism.

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An Arab actor and a Jewish journalist seek belonging amid rising extremism.

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Shlomi Eldardirector

Halil Efratwriter

Shlomi Eldarwriter

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As Israeli society slips into extremism, an Arab actor and a Jewish journalist search for a place where they can belong.

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