Love, Theft and Other Entanglements

Layabout, clandestine lover, small-time hood – Mousa has all kinds of skills. A refugee camp resident, this Palestinian does not give a damn about his father’s hard-won permit to work legally in the Israeli part of Jerusalem – he would rather earn a living stealing Israeli cars and selling them to Palestinian fences. Mousa is convinced that his future lies far away from all the violence and constraints that characterise life in the divided city; his heart, moreover, belongs to a married woman. Following the theft of a Passat one day he is given a brutal goingover by Palestinian militia-men. On closer inspection of the vehicle, he makes a discovery which suddenly makes apolitical Mousa of interest to all sides …

Release Date

February 6, 2015

Status

Released

Original Title

الحب والسرقة ومشاكل اخرى

Runtime

1h 33min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English, Arabic, Hebrew

Production Companies

PalCine Productions