Private

2004 1h 30m AR

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6.6

SOLID

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82%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.9

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 21🍅82%Rotten Tomatoes●61Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 947

Drama

Synopsis

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Mohammed lives with his wife and five children in a house located between a Palestinian village and an Israeli settlement. The house becomes a highly strategic location and is occupied by the army. But despite the invasion of Israeli soldiers, Mohammed refuses to leave.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lior Miller
Commander Ofer
Hend Ayoub
Mariam B.
Tomer Russo
Private Eial
Areen Omari
Samiah B.
Marco Alsaying
Jamal B.
Sara Hamzeh
Sarah B.
Karem Emad Hassan Aly
Karem B.
Amir Hasayen
Amir B.

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Saverio Costanzo
Writers: Saverio Costanzo, Alessio Cremonini, Sayed Kashua
Languages: Arabic, English, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Arabic, English, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Saverio Costanzo, shot by Luigi Martinucci. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alter Ego. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Francesca Calvelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lior Miller and Hend Ayoub and Tomer Russo carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0420090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Saverio Costanzo directs. Luigi Martinucci behind the camera. Alter Ego scores. Francesca Calvelli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Arabic, English, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Arabic, English, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish.
4Directed by Saverio Costanzo, shot by Luigi Martinucci. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alter Ego. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Francesca Calvelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lior Miller and Hend Ayoub and Tomer Russo carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0420090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.