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Free Zone

Free Zone

20055.51h 30m

Overview

Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large sum of money.

Directed by Amos Gitai
Written by Amos Gitai, Marie-Jose Sanselme
Produced by Nicolas Blanc, Michael Tapuach, Laurent Truchot
Box Office0Revenue: $427K

Top Cast

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Rebecca

Hana Laslo

Hana Laslo

Hanna Ben Moshe

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Leila

Carmen Maura

Carmen Maura

Mrs. Breitberg

Makram J. Khoury

Makram J. Khoury

Samir aka "The American"

Aki Avni

Aki Avni

Julio

Uri Klauzner

Uri Klauzner

Moshe Ben Moshe

Liron Levo

Liron Levo

Security A

T

Tomer Russo

Security B

A

Adnan Tarabshi

Gas Salesman

Themes & Keywords

israelpalestinian-israeli conflictcar journeyborder crossingjordanbreak-uproad movie

About Free Zone

Free Zone is a drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of israel, palestinian-israeli conflict, car journey, border crossing, jordan, break-up. Directed by Amos Gitai, it stars Natalie Portman, Hana Laslo, Hiam Abbass. Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large sum of money.

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