Mars at Sunrise - (2014) - Netflix

1h14m - Dramas

Through poems and paintings, a Palestinian artist shares his tale of arrest and torture by an Israeli soldier with a young Jewish American poet.

Director: Jessica Habie
Cast: Ali Suliman, Guy El Hanan, Haale Gafori, Maisam Masri
Netflix Rating:
7.3/5
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 40/100
Countries Available in: De

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Synopsis Mars At Sunrise tells the story of a war waged on imagination. The film abstractly portrays the conflict between artists on either side of Israel's militarized borders and explores how a powerful creative mind survives and even thrives under pressure. When Azzadeh a young Jewish American poet travels to Israel to see the land and people she has only ever heard about through the voices of others she uncovers stories of Israeli soldiers who reflect on the complexity of their military service; Palestinian families who are displaced and wedged between walls; and artists from both cultures who strive to paint a picture of life surrounded by conflict. While waiting at a checkpoint in Jenin Azzadeh meets Khaled a Palestinian painter forced from his home in East Jerusalem. Azzadeh accepts a ride from the handsome stranger whose life story she soon bears witness to as the two come face to face with Eyal the young officer who once interrogated Khaled at the next checkpoint. Khaled tells Azzadeh the story of his arrest and torture when he refused to collaborate with Israeli Intelligence. Under the duress of solitary confinement Khaled must use the muscles of his creative imagination to remain free despite the imprisonment of his physical being. As he struggles Khaled awakens a wave of jealousy creativity and chaos in Eyal himself a frustrated artist. But through this painter's resistance courage and spirit we learn that an artist can never be imprisoned.

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