After a successful tour of film festivals, Academy Award-nominated Palestinian film Omar will be released in theatres across the Arab world for two weeks. Starting from Wednesday, May 20, Omar will hit Egyptian theatres, followed by a May 21st release in the UAE, Kuwait, Oman and Iraq, coinciding with its world premiere in Cannes Film […]
After a successful tour of film festivals, Academy Award-nominated Palestinian film Omar will be released in theatres across the Arab world for two weeks.
Starting from Wednesday, May 20, Omar will hit Egyptian theatres, followed by a May 21st release in the UAE, Kuwait, Oman and Iraq, coinciding with its world premiere in Cannes Film Festival, where it received the first of many awards.
Commenting on the release of Omar, Alaa Karkouti, CEO and Co-founder of MAD Solutions, who is responsible for the release of the film, said: “We believe that this is the best time to release Omar in the Arab world at the heels of Hany Abu-Assad. The simultaneous release in five Arab countries will achieve one of our goals to merge the Arab film market into a more sustainable entity that is more embracing of spectacular, and thereby increasing the appeal of the film across a wider audience platform”.
Director Hany Abu-Assad added: “I am extremely happy that finally Omar is getting the chance to be released in the Arab world. This release means a lot to me as I consider this movie as homage to the Egyptian thriller. It’s a film about love, friendship and trust against the background of political oppression; themes that we deal with on daily basis in our lives, especially in this time”
