Free Zone (film)
Free Zone is a 2005 film directed by Amos Gitai. Shot in Israel and Jordan, the IsraeliBelgianFrenchSpanish production stars Israeli Jewish actress Hanna Laslo, Palestinian Arab actress Hiam Abbass, and IsraeliAmerican actress Natalie Portman. It is the second film of Gitais Border Trilogy.
Rebecca Natalie Portman is a JewishAmerican girl who has lived in Jerusalem for several months. She has just broken off her engagement. One day, she enters a cab, driven by a Jewish woman, Hanna Hanna Laslo. Hannas destination is the Free Zone in the JordanIraqSaudi border to collect money owed to her husband, recently wounded in a Palestinian rocket attack. Upon reaching the Free Zone, they meet up with Laila Hiam Abbass, a Palestinian woman who serves as the contact for Hannas husbands black market activities. The three women set off on a tense journey to retrieve Hannas money.The film is bookended by a rendition of the traditional Passover song Had Gadya, performed by Chava Alberstein. The song Ain Ani by Shotei Hanevua also plays in the taxi at the end of the film. ........
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