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Out in the Dark

Out in the Dark

Love knows no borders.

20126.81h 36m

Overview

Two young men — a Palestinian grad student and an Israeli lawyer — meet and fall in love amidst personal and political intrigue.

Directed by Michael Mayer
Written by Michael Mayer, Yael Shafrir
Produced by Michael Mayer, Lihu Roter
Box Office0Revenue: $27K

Top Cast

Michael Aloni

Michael Aloni

Roy Schaefer

Nicholas Jacob

Nicholas Jacob

Nimr Mashrawi

Loai Nofi

Loai Nofi

Mustafa Na'amne (as Loai Noufi)

Alon Pdut

Alon Pdut

Gil

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Khawlah Hag-Debsy

Hiam Mashrawi (as Khawlah Haj)

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Maysa Daw

Abir Mashrawi

Jameel Khoury

Jameel Khoury

Nabil Mashrawi (as Jameel Khouri)

Shimon Mimran

Shimon Mimran

Moris Cohen

Moris Cohen

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Majd Bitar

Themes & Keywords

palestinian-israeli conflictmale homosexualitylgbtgay themeboys' love (bl)swear

About Out in the Dark

Out in the Dark is a drama, romance, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of palestinian-israeli conflict, male homosexuality, lgbt, gay theme, boys' love (bl), swear. Directed by Michael Mayer, it stars Michael Aloni, Nicholas Jacob, Loai Nofi. Two young men — a Palestinian grad student and an Israeli lawyer — meet and fall in love amidst personal and political intrigue.

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