Eyes of a Thief

"Eyes of a Thief"
Film poster
Directed by	Najwa Najjar
Written by	Najwa Najjar
Starring	Khaled Abol Naga
Release dates	27 September 2014 (2014-09-27) (Brazil) 1 October 2014 (2014-10-01) (Palestine)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Palestine
Language	Arabic

Eyes of a Thief (Arabic: عيون الحرامية, romanized: ʿuyūn al-ḥarāmiyya) is a 2014 Palestinian drama film directed by Najwa Najjar. It is Najjar's second feature film, and is based in part on an incident that took place in Silwad in 2002. It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.^[1] The film is set in the West Bank. Its world premiere took place at the Ramallah Cultural Palace in Ramallah, Palestine.Best Director won at Kolkata International Film Festival, 2014.^[2]

Cast

• Khaled Abol Naga as Tarek Khedr
• Souad Massi as Lila
• Nisreen Faour as Duniya
• Maisa Abd Elhadi as Houda (as Maisa Abdel Hadi)
• Areen Omari as Salwa

See also

• List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Palestinian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Palestinian films

References

1. "Oscars: Palestine Selects 'Eyes of a Thief' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
2. Ritman, Alex (25 September 2014). "Oscars: Palestine Selects 'Eyes of a Thief' for Foreign-Language Category". Retrieved 22 October 2014.

External links

• Eyes of a Thief at IMDb