''Sand Storm'' ( he, סופת חול ''Sufat Chol'') is a 2016 Arabic-language Israeli
coming-of-age film directed by
Elite Zexer.
It was shown in the Panorama section at the
66th Berlin International Film Festival
The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the President of the Jury. The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael ...
.
At the
2016 Sundance Film Festival
The 2016 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 21 to January 31, 2016. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 2, 2015. The opening night film was ''Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You'', directed by Heidi Ew ...
it won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Dramatic section.
It won the Best Film Award at the
Ophir Awards.
It was selected as the Israeli entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
at the
89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
The film is set in a
Bedouin
The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (; , singular ) are nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. The Bedouin originated in the Syrian Desert and A ...
village in southern Israel and is Elite Zexer's directorial debut.
Cast
* Lamis Ammar as Layla
* Ruba Blal as Jalila
* Hitham Omari as Suliman
* Khadija Al Akel as Tasnim
* Jalal Masrwa as Anwar
See also
*
List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
*
List of Israeli submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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2010s coming-of-age drama films
2010s feminist films
2016 directorial debut films
2016 drama films
2016 films
2010s Arabic-language films
Bedouins in Israel
Films about families
Films about polygamy
Films set in Israel
Israeli coming-of-age drama films
Ophir Award Winners