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Junction 48

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Kareem (Tamer Nafar) leads an aimless life between odd jobs and hanging out with his buddies in a crime-ridden Arab ghetto of the mixed city of Lyd. But a family tragedy brings him closer to his singer girlfriend Manar (Samar Qupty) and motivates him to do something more with his life. When Kareem and his group finally get a chance to perform in a Tel Aviv hip-hop club, the star potential of the first Arab rapper is quickly noticed.
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Jordan Hoffman Times of Israel 02/01/2018
"Junction 48" is something worth checking out - particularly if you are a fan of Arabic hip-hop, which, now that I've seen this movie, I guess I am. Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 03/02/2017
Does for the Israeli city of Lod what "8 Mile" aimed to do for the suburbs of Detroit. Go to Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 03/02/2017
An immersive fictionalized portrait of an aspiring rapper struggling to find his voice amid the constant din of long-festering Arab-Israeli tensions. Go to Full Review Uri Klein Haaretz 01/10/2018
Junction 48 demands that we allow ourselves to be swept into it...those obstacles are worth overcoming; if you do, you get a chance to experience a work whose unique way of observing current Israeli reality is what gives it validity. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/05/2017 Great touching movie that socializes the humanity of life for a Palestinian and his struggles with a people who are stigmatized as second class. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Udi Aloni

Director

Tamer Nafar

Kareem

Samar Qupty

Manar

Salwa Nakkara

Kareem's Mother

Saeed Dassuki

Talal

Adeeb Safadi

Yousef

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Movie Info

Synopsis Kareem (Tamer Nafar) leads an aimless life between odd jobs and hanging out with his buddies in a crime-ridden Arab ghetto of the mixed city of Lyd. But a family tragedy brings him closer to his singer girlfriend Manar (Samar Qupty) and motivates him to do something more with his life. When Kareem and his group finally get a chance to perform in a Tel Aviv hip-hop club, the star potential of the first Arab rapper is quickly noticed.
Director
Udi Aloni
Producer
Udi Aloni, Stefan Arndt, Lawrence Inglee, David Silber
Screenwriter
Oren Moverman, Tamer Nafar
Distributor
The Orchard
Production Co
The Orchard, United King Films, Metro Communications, X-Filme Creative Pool, Blackbird Films
Genre
Drama, Music
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 3, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 28, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.1K
Runtime
1h 36m
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