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Screwdriver (Mafak)

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Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter 10/06/2018
Jarbawi, who penned the script as well, also struggles to balance his various story threads, skipping from one subplot to another in a manner that never feels fully organic. Go to Full Review Jay Weissberg Variety 09/13/2018
Side characters are unevenly drawn but the more complex lead role, nicely played by Ziad Bakri ("Personal Affairs"), gives it a genuine, affecting core. Go to Full Review Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site 02/21/2021
The movie makes mention of the fact that one-fifth of all Palestinians have at one time been detained. Go to Full Review Jared Mobarak Jaredmobarak.com 11/12/2019
8/10
Whether Ziad is a martyr, hero, or terrorist-Jarbawi reveals how nothing has changed. Self-defense becomes aggression in a world where empathy equates to treason. Go to Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia 03/14/2019
The message behind Screwdriver is clear and it's carried through with conviction and compassion. Go to Full Review James Lattimer Cinema Scope 09/11/2018
With Zid presumably meant as an exemplar of sorts, the story exudes a righteous anger which frequently curdles into over-directness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/01/2021 Que filme forte e lindo, reflexões profundas, as amizades perigosas, guerras sem fim por ideais fajutos, um filme necessário, das mazelas do preconceito, desavenças e ódio xenófobo, como bem disse Jean-Luc Godard ""O mundo não se interessa por árabes e muçulmanos", por darmos mais voz aos Árabes e Israelenses, sua população sofre nas mãos de terroristas e fundamentalistas... See more Read all reviews
Screwdriver (Mafak)

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Cast & Crew

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Bassam Jarbawi

Director

Ziad Bakri

Actor

Areen Omari

Actor

Jameel Khoury

Actor

Yasmine Qaddumi

Actor

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Movie Info

Director
Bassam Jarbawi