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Let It Be Morning

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LET IT BE MORNING is the story of Sami (Alex Bakri) a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem who receives an invitation to his brother's wedding forcing him to return to the Arab village where he grew up. After the wedding finishes, with no explanation, Sami's hometown is put under a military blockade lockdown by Israeli soldiers. When chaos erupts overnight amongst the villagers stuck behind the wall due to the blockade, Sami is cut off from the outside world and trapped in an unexpected situation. As he deals with questions about his own identity and hidden secrets are revealed, Sami watches everything he holds dear begin to fall apart. Written and directed by award-winning Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin (The Band's Visit), and adapted from the international best-selling novel by Palestinian author Sayed Kashua, LET IT BE MORNING is a film about a state of siege, both internal and external -- centered around a man who has built a wall around his heart, and how that inner wall starts coming apart when an actual, real wall goes up around his hometown.
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Christy Lemire FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) I really appreciated the understated absurdist humor. It's movie that manages to mine a lot of tension from nothing happening. Feb 15, 2023 Full Review Peter Rainer FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) There's a lot of things going on in this movie that have a lot of emotional cross-currents. The best thing is Juna Suleiman, who is absolutely extraordinary. Whenever she's on film, the screen trembles with life. Feb 15, 2023 Full Review Mark Jenkins Washington Post The gentle yet occasionally turbulent comedy by Eran Kolirin, explores personal, social and political conflicts. Rated: 3/4 Feb 8, 2023 Full Review Nicholas Bell Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Let It Be Morning exists in a stagnant emotional void, a world stifled by the ennui of its main character. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Ray Pride Newcity Kolirin is a master of tone and elegant melancholy: “Let It Be Morning” can hold a light mood but be always suspenseful in its suggestion of possible eruptions. Rated: 8/10 Feb 17, 2023 Full Review Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review Anchored by Bakri’s complex performance, Let It Be Morning finds way to be both amusing and quietly devastating. Rated: 3/4 Feb 14, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeff G fantastic picture of life in an Arab village surrounded by an anti terrorism trash force where everyone is under lockdown. filmed before the pandemic it gives an aura of the paranoia caused when people are left with no outlet. the wall is in your head!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review William Bartle Good acting and the true facts of the Palestine make this movie even more moving. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis LET IT BE MORNING is the story of Sami (Alex Bakri) a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem who receives an invitation to his brother's wedding forcing him to return to the Arab village where he grew up. After the wedding finishes, with no explanation, Sami's hometown is put under a military blockade lockdown by Israeli soldiers. When chaos erupts overnight amongst the villagers stuck behind the wall due to the blockade, Sami is cut off from the outside world and trapped in an unexpected situation. As he deals with questions about his own identity and hidden secrets are revealed, Sami watches everything he holds dear begin to fall apart. Written and directed by award-winning Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin (The Band's Visit), and adapted from the international best-selling novel by Palestinian author Sayed Kashua, LET IT BE MORNING is a film about a state of siege, both internal and external -- centered around a man who has built a wall around his heart, and how that inner wall starts coming apart when an actual, real wall goes up around his hometown.
Director
Eran Kolirin
Producer
Keren Michael, Ra'anan Gershoni, Tamar Mozes-Borovitz, Nadav Palti, Jonathan Paran, Yoni Paran
Screenwriter
Eran Kolirin
Distributor
Cohen Media Group
Production Co
Dori Media Group, Les Films du Poisson
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 3, 2023, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 7, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.8K
Runtime
1h 41m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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