OUT IN THE DARK

(Alata)

by Michael Mayer

Israel/USA 2012, 96 min

Production: M7200 Productions, Periscope Productions

With: Nicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jameel Khouri, Alon Pdut

Love between barriers - a life in the shadows

Nimer, a Palestinian student, is dreaming of a better life abroad. One fateful night he meets Roy, an Israeli lawyer, and the two fall in love. As their relationship deepens, Nimer is confronted with the harsh realities of a Palestinian society that refuses to accept him for his sexual identity, and an Israeli society that rejects him for his nationality. When his close friend is caught hiding illegally in Tel Aviv and sent back to the West Bank, where he is brutally murdered, Nimer must choose between the life he thought he wanted and his love for Roy.

World Premiere: Toronto IFF 2012

South American Premiere: Rio IFF 2012

Awards:

Audience Award for the Best Feature Film - Roze Filmdagen

Special Mention - Guadalajara IFF 2013

Best Feature Film - Mardi Gras FF 2013,

Best Film - Haifa IFF 2012

“A gripping feature debut (...), tender and tense, sensual and suspenseful”

“In Mayer’s assured hands, a drama that could easily have become schematic instead pulses with urgency, longing and raw feeling” - Hollywood Reporter

“This thoughtful look at modern forbidden passions transcends the imposed confines of queer cinema, saying something important about human connections (...), regardless of sexual orientation and geography” - exclaim