Netflix has released the trailer for Sand Storm, written and directed by Elite Zexner, and Israel’s official submission for the 2017 Foreign Language Film Academy Award.
Sand Storm
NAME OF FILM: SAND STORM
DIRECTOR(S): Elite Zexer
STARRING: Lamis Ammar, Ruba Blal-Asfour, Hitham Omari, Khadija Alakel, Jalal Masrwa
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: When their entire lives are shattered, two Bedouin women struggle to change the unchangeable rules, each in her own individual way.
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Arabic Film SAND STORM is Israel’s Entry for 2017 Oscar for Best Foreign Film | TRAILER
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