In the appealing, naturalistic drama “Alam,” a middle-class Arab teen living in a village in the Galilee undergoes a political awakening catalyzed by a pretty, outspoken girl from his high school c…
The story unfolds through the eyes of watchful, artistically-inclined Tamer , a high school senior nearing his matriculation exams. Like his friends, loudmouth Shekel and electronic games nerd Rida , Tamer shares the concerns of a typical male slacker: girls, how to find cigarettes and weed, and hoping to graduate without making too large of an effort.
Yet as Safwat , one of Tamer’s classmates, dares to challenge their teacher’s historical narrative, we see a dawning awareness in Tamer’s eyes. His engagement with politics and the past is further kindled by a bold new student, the attractive Maysaa’ , who invites him to a demonstration and involves him in other acts of peaceful resistance.
Khoury’s convincing and engaging screenplay perfectly captures teenage fearlessness and bravado along with a certain cluelessness about how the real world works. He shows the existential contradictions of the teens’ lives in images as well as words.
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