Title: Out in the dark
Description: As much a political and societal commentary as it is an original romantic story. Compelling and intimate, Michael Mayer's taut first feature follows a border-crossing relationship between an Israeli lawyer and an increasingly desperate Palestinian student. Nimer, an ambitious Palestinian student in the West Bank, dreams of a better life abroad.
Subjects: Drama, Social life and customs, Politics and government, Arab-Israeli conflict, Gay men
Places: Palestine, Israel