David & Fatima (2008)

Name: David & Fatima
Director: Alain Zaloum
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-06-27
Duration: 2 h
Cast: Cameron Van Hoy, Danielle Duvale, Martin Landau, Tony Curtis

Drama

Director: Alain Zaloum

Cast: Cameron Van Hoy, Danielle Duvale, Martin Landau, Tony Curtis

Runtime120 min

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A retelling of Romeo and Juliet in Jerusalem involving a Palestinian woman and an Israeli man.

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Fans of classic love stories with a modern, multicultural twist will appreciate this 2008 drama from director Alain Zaloum. Starring Cameron Van Hoy and Danielle Duvale, David & Fatima offers a poignant retelling of Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, exploring themes of identity, prejudice, and the power of forbidden love.

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David & Fatima is a 2008 drama film about a Palestinian woman and Israeli man from Jerusalem who fall in love. The film is a retelling of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, and was directed by Alain Zaloum, and stars Cameron Van Hoy, Danielle Pollack, Merik Tadros, Anthony Batarse, Ismail Kanater, Sasha Knopf, John Bryant Davila, Ben Kermode, Allan Kolman, Tony Curtis and Martin Landau. This was Tony Curtis's last film.