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Miral

"Is this the face of a terrorist?"

2010 1h 52m EN
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★5.8TMDB · 74
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A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.

“Is this the face of a terrorist?”

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Behind the camera

Director
Julian Schnabel
Writers
Rula Jebreal
Languages
Hebrew, Italian, French, English, Arabic
Countries
France, India, Israel, Italy, United States of America

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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

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WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: France, India, Israel, Italy, United States of America.

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CAST

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215+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Julian Schnabel, shot by Éric Gautier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Freida Pinto and Hiam Abbass and Willem Dafoe carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Is this the face of a terrorist?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Julian Schnabel directs. Éric Gautier behind the camera. Juliette Welfling cuts. Produced in France, India, Israel, Italy, United States of America. Dialogue in Hebrew, Italian, French, English, Arabic.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 16 years ago.
  • 2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Hebrew, Italian, French, English, Arabic.
  • 3International production across 5 countries: France, India, Israel, Italy, United States of America.
  • 4215+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
  • 5Directed by Julian Schnabel, shot by Éric Gautier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Editor Juliette Welfling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Freida Pinto and Hiam Abbass and Willem Dafoe carry the top of the cast.
  • 8Marketing tagline: "Is this the face of a terrorist?".
  • 9IMDB entry: tt1366409 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 10Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Éric Gautier
Editing
Juliette Welfling
Production design
Yoel Herzberg
Costume design
Walid Mawed
Makeup / hair
Ziv Katanov
VFX supervisor
Stephane Dittoo
Sound
Robert Fernandez
Stunt coordinator
Dima Osmolovsky
Runtime
112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Box office
$1,132,843
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
PG-13

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Pathé

    Pathé

    FR

  • ER

    Eran Riklis Productions

    IL

  • Eagle Pictures

    Eagle Pictures

    IT

  • IN

    India Take One

    IN

  • GR

    Grandview Pictures

    US

  • JO

    Jon Kilik Productions

    US

Key crew

  • EditorJuliette Welfling
  • NovelRula Jebreal
  • Co-ProducerTarak Ben Ammar
  • Associate ProducerHammoudie Boqaie
  • Executive ProducerFrançois-Xavier Decraene
  • Line ProducerUzi Karin
  • ProducerJon Kilik
  • Co-ProducerTabrez Noorani
  • Executive ProducerSonia Raule
  • Co-ProducerEran Riklis
  • Line ProducerEyal Sadan
  • Co-ProducerBatan Silva
  • CastingYael Aviv
  • CastingNajwa Mubarki
  • Production DesignYoel Herzberg
  • Art DirectionNir Alba
  • Costume DesignWalid Mawed
  • Makeup ArtistZiv Katanov
  • Post Production SupervisorVirginia Anderson
  • Production ManagerSaar Datner
  • Third Assistant DirectorIbtisam Ammouri
  • Third Assistant DirectorEhab Bahous
  • Third Assistant DirectorRoy Ettinger
  • Second Assistant DirectorLi-hat Heller

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • palestine
  • based on novel or book
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • arab–israeli war (1948)
  • west bank

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2010-10-10· Mill Valley Film Festival
  • Theatrical (limited)2011-03-25PG-13
  • Physical2011-07-12PG-13· Blu-ray / DVD

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International titles

  • 미랄KR

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