Bystander

Fiction | Drama | Thriller

Synopsis:

Based on a true story: Two gunmen, Khaled and Salim, arrive at a Tel Aviv coffee shop to carry out a terrorist attack. Both are dressed in suits so as not to arouse suspicion. After Khaled gives Salim the final instructions, they both begin shooting at the innocent bystanders.

On a nearby street, a woman and her policeman husband (Yael and Itay) encounter Salim who has fled the scene. While Itay rushes to the crime scene, Yael stays with Salim, and invites him to her apartment without knowing his identity.

Topics: The Middle East, Psychological, Crime

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Directed by: Saed Abu El Adas

Production: Miriam Gotsdiner

Writer: Saed Abu El Adas

Cinematography: Yarin Yosef

Editing: Offer Zar

Sound: Nir Sharon

Music: Nir Sharon

Screened at the festival: Solidarity Film Festival * FactoryFest * Live Screenings International Film Festival * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival * opavskypav

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