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And as Roy's father, Alon Oleartchik comes across as a family head torn asunder by conflicting emotions. In a smaller but vital part, Loai Nofi as Mustafa, an outrageously gay Arab, does well in a role that must be both comic and tragic. Dark the picture may be, but it is intense.
Xtra speaks with director Michael Mayer and actor Nicholas Jacob about the film, Out in the Dark. The film explores a gay love story between an Israeli man and a Palestinian man.
Out in the Dark is a portrait of the impossibly hellish situation so many gay Palestinians must find themselves in, rejected by the family and nation they come from and by the ones they’d like to take refuge in.
But Out in the Dark—a story about a Palestinian student named Nimer and his Israeli lawyer lover, Roy—is more of a gay Persepolis to Brokeback‘s triple-denim Disney drama. Set against the ...
While that alone could generate enough drama for fuel any gay film, Out in the Dark drops this love story into a sociopolitical firestorm.
THE award-winning directorial debut from Michael Mayer, gay thriller Out in the Dark (15) stars newcomer Nicholas Jacob as Arab student Nimr alongside Michae...
It is unusual for a gay film to touch on tough topics such as prosecution, espionage and the constant threat of death, and "Out in the Dark" does it in outstanding style. The second half of the film maintains constant thrill and urgency.
