Pomegranates and Myrrh (Al-mor wa al rumman) 15 years old

Al Mor wa Al Rumman

A free spirited woman dancer, Kamar, finds herself the lonely wife of a prisoner, Zaid, and away from everything she loves until she returns to the dance, defying societys taboos. At the dance Kamar is confronted with Kais, a Palestinian returnee. Sparks fly between Kamar and Kais, creating more than a passionate, emotional dance for the both of them. Matters become even more complicated when Zaid's sentence is extended. Kamar's life is thrown into turmoil as she becomes increasingly attached to Kais, and caught in the midst of her desire to dance and breaking the family and society taboos of the prisoner's wife's role while life under occupation rages on.

Credits

Pomegranates and Myrrh Cast

Name Character
Ali Suliman He was 32, now 47 years old as Kais
Hiam Abbass She was 48, now 64 years old as Umm Habib
Yosef Abu Wardeh as Yosef
Manal Awad as Ambar
Ahmad Abu Sal'oum as Abu Antar
Valentina Abu-'Aksa as Mariam
Walid Abdul Salam as Odeh

Pomegranates and Myrrh Crew

Name Department
Najwa Najjar as Director. She was 29 (now 44) years old Directing
Pomegranates and Myrrh poster
Pomegranates and Myrrh (15 years)

Al Mor wa Al Rumman

  • Release day: Sunday, February 01, 2009
  • Runtime: 95 minutes
  • Budget: 980000.00