Miral

In Miral Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) plays a teen girl caught in the crossfire of the Palentinian-Israeli conflict. Pinto plays the title character and from the trailer the cinematography and acting looks intensely good. Miral also stars Williem Dafoe and Hiam Abbass (The Visitor).

A chronicle of Hind Husseini's effort to establish an orphanage in Jerusalem after the 1948 partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel.

The first trailer (with French subtitles) has been released...

[HT The Playlist]