In Between (2018)
87%RT Audience Score: 76%
Awards & Nominations: NA
In Between takes a light yet nuanced approach to dramatizing complex, timely themes, further enriched by outstanding cinematography and powerful performances
If you’re looking for a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and think all at the same time, then In Between is the perfect choice. This film follows three Palestinian women living in Tel Aviv, and it’s like Sex and the City meets Girls, but with a Middle Eastern twist. The characters are complex and relatable, and the film tackles important issues like patriarchy and conflicting values. Plus, the humor and irony infused throughout the movie will keep you entertained from start to finish. Don’t miss out on this spectacular and impressive debut from director Maysaloun Hamoud.
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Film Movement
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
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MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, brief strong language, and some thematic material
Year of Release
2018
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.00 : 1
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Runtime:1h 36m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:France, Israel
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 2017 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2018
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Mouna Hawa, Leila Bakhr, Sana Jammelieh, Shaden Kanboura, Mahmud Shalaby, Riyad Sliman, Ahlam Canaan, directed by Maysaloun Hamoud, written by Maysaloun Hamoud, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Drew Gregory, Tom Long, Pat Padua, Gayle MacDonald, Bruce DeMara, David Lewis, Ben Turner, David Lamble, Hakim Bishara, Michael McNeely, Alistair Ryder, Alexander Ryll, producer Shlomi Elkabetz, MPAA rating, Arab-Israeli women, Tel Aviv, traditions, modern world, outstanding cinematography, powerful performances
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Sana Jammelieh – Salma
Shaden Kanboura – Noor
Mahmud Shalaby – Ziad Hamdi
Riyad Sliman – Qais
Ahlam Canaan – Dounia
Director – Maysaloun Hamoud
Producer – Shlomi Elkabetz
Writer – Maysaloun Hamoud
Director(s)
Maysaloun Hamoud
Writer(s)
Maysaloun Hamoud
Producer(s)
Shlomi Elkabetz
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (65) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (64) | Rotten (1)
During an era where so many of us are desperately looking for comfort, I can think of no cinematic message more fitting for 2018 than this one.
December 27, 2018
Drew Gregory
Autostraddle
TOP CRITIC
There are no easy resolutions here, but Hamoud makes clear that these women – troubled though they may be – will stand strong and defiant and together.
March 16, 2018 | Rating: A
Tom Long
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
Although “In Between” depicts a nation in crisis, it’s a crisis that’s viewed through the intimate lens of family dinners, where generations struggle over conflicting values.
March 14, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4
Pat Padua
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
In Between highlights how difficult it will be to make substantive change in the world’s most patriarchal societies.
February 16, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
Gayle MacDonald
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
There’s a double meaning to the title of this intriguing and defiantly feminist film out of the Middle East.
February 15, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4
Bruce DeMara
Toronto Star
TOP CRITIC
An engaging, revelatory slice of life, In Between follows three Palestinian women in Tel Aviv – kind of a Sex and the City and Girls for the Arab set.
February 15, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
David Lewis
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
What seems like a film of air-punching optimism actually takes a much sadder turn later. But in choosing to take a realist approach to its final act, the director has made a much better film for it.
September 2, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Ben Turner
The Pink Lens
This brave and artistic entry deserves a better fate.
June 3, 2020
David Lamble
Bay Area Reporter
The film alternates between the contrasting environments in an upbeat flow, infused with humor and irony, while accurately depicting the crises of a generation torn schizophrenically between two unfavorable worlds.
February 14, 2020
Hakim Bishara
Hyperallergic
The trio of women are nothing short of spectacular, but Kanboura (Nur) is a standout.
February 2, 2019
Michael McNeely
That Shelf
As an angry, impassioned work of socio-political cinema, In Between is highly commendable and it’s safe to say that it’s going to take a lot more than a fatwa to stop Maysaloun Hamoud fulfilling the promise of this impressive debut.
December 27, 2018 | Rating: 7/10
Alistair Ryder
The Digital Fix
In Between (Bar Bahar) will confuse you, entertain you, shock you with its honesty and put you face to face with your own subtle prejudice or misconceptions about life for the women of Israel.
November 3, 2018 | Rating: 8
Alexander Ryll
Gay Essential…
Plot
After surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend, a teenage girl believes he’s attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about Bar Bahar.
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