Huda's Salon
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An innocent Palestinian woman becomes trapped in blackmail and deceit in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from two-time International Oscar nominee Hany Abu-Assad (Omar, SFF 2014).
A visit to Huda’s salon in Bethlehem should give Reem a welcome break from her controlling husband. But Reem’s trusted friend Huda is not all she seems. In astonishing scenes based on real events, Reem is blackmailed into becoming an informant for Israel’s internal security service. Reem risks shame, and much worse, if she doesn’t co-operate. Abu-Assad’s gripping drama makes a powerful statement about the oppression of women in occupied Palestine. Maisa Ebd Elhadi (3000 Nights, SFF 2015) and Manal Awad (Gaza Mon Amour) give knockout performances as women caught in a conflict with no end in sight. - Program Strand
- Special Presentations
- Year
- 2021
- Classification
- Unclassified 18+
- Country
- Palestine, Egypt, Netherlands
- Language
- In Arabic with English subtitles
- Director
- Hany Abu-Assad
- Producer
- Hany Abu-Assad, Amira Diab, Mohamed Hefzy
- Cast
- Ali Suliman, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Manal Awad
- Screenwriter
- Hany Abu-Assad
- Cinematographer
- Ehab Assal, Peter Flinckenberg
- Editor
- Eyas Salman
- Premiere
- Australian Premiere
- Genre
- Middle East, Focus on Women, Human Rights, Politics & Economics, Crime
- Company Credits
- Australian Distributor: Cultural Media Australia
