Omar (2013 film)

This article is about the 2013 film. For other uses, see Omar (disambiguation).

Omar
Film poster
Directed byHany Abu-Assad
Written byHany Abu-Assad
Produced byHany Abu-Assad
Waleed Zuaiter
David Gerson
StarringAdam Bakri
Waleed Zuaiter
Leem Lubany
CinematographyEhab Assal
Edited byMartin Brinkler
Eyas Salman
Release date
  • 21 May 2013 (2013-05-21) (Cannes)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryPalestine
LanguageArabic

Omar (Arabic: عمر, romanized: ʻUmar) is a 2013 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[1] where it won the Special Jury Prize.[2] It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.[4] It won Best Feature Film at the 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[5] The film was screened at the United Nations in New York on 1 May 2014.[6]

  1. ^ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. ^ Richford, Rhonda (26 May 2013). "Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Toronto film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. London. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Oscars: Main nominations 2014". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Asia Pacific Screen Awards Announced in Australia". Australia Network News. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Screening of Oscar-nominated feature film "Omar"". United Nations. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2015.