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Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.


A young Arab is caught between cultures as he is sent to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Israel in the 1980s.

Tawfeek Barhom
Eyad

Ali Suliman
Salah

Yaël Abecassis
Edna

Laëtitia Eïdo
Fahima

Norman Issa
Jamal
Razi Gabareen
Young Eyad
Daniel Kitsis
Naomi

Michael Moshonov
Yonatan

Loai Nofi
Wajdi
Nitay Dagan
Student
Dancing Arabs is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of palestinian-israeli conflict, love, best friend. Directed by Eran Riklis, it stars Tawfeek Barhom, Ali Suliman, Yaël Abecassis. A young Arab is caught between cultures as he is sent to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Israel in the 1980s.
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