Review: An affair between a Palestinian man and Israeli woman ignites 'The Reports on Sarah and Saleem'
by Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Jun 17, 2019
3 minutes
"The Reports on Sarah and Saleem" snaps, crackles and pops. A taut and compelling Jerusalem-set melodrama, it effectively intertwines the personal with the political in a way that is only enhanced by that city's fraught atmosphere and cultural dynamics.
The second feature for promising Palestinian director Muayad Alayan, "Sarah and Saleem" combines fine naturalistic acting and a psychologically complex script (by the director's brother Rami) with Alayan's filmmaking abilities to tell a story where unforeseen
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