LET IT BE MORNING

LET IT BE MORNING is the story of Sami (Alex Bakri) a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem who receives an invitation to his brother’s wedding forcing him to return to the Arab village where he grew up. After the wedding finishes, with no explanation, Sami’s hometown is put under a military blockade lockdown by the Israeli government. When chaos erupts overnight amongst the villagers stuck behind the wall due to the blockade, Sami is cut off from the outside world and trapped in an unexpected situation. As he deals with questions about his own identity and hidden secrets are revealed, Sami watches everything he holds dear begin to fall apart. Written and directed by award-winning Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin (The Band’s Visit), and adapted from the international best-selling novel by Palestinian author Sayed Kashua, LET IT BE MORNING is a film about a state of siege, both internal and external – centered around a man who has built a wall around his heart, and how that inner wall starts coming apart when an actual, real wall goes up around his hometown.

LET IT BE MORNING

LET IT BE MORNING

LET IT BE MORNING

Let It Be Morning was directed by acclaimed Israeli auteur Eran Kolirin (THE BAND’S VISIT) and was Israel’s Official Submission for the 94^th Academy Awards. It was also nominated for 14 Ophirs (the Israeli Academy Awards) and took home 7 (including for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay.)

Let It Be Morning was also selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Fipresci prize (Best Foreign Language Film) at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

“it’s a quietly atmospheric piece of work with moments of comedy and pathos.”

-Deadline Hollywood Daily

“An intimate, delicate yet incisive multi-character comedic drama of classism, communal power dynamics, the broken dream of freedom, and the struggle for identity.”

-Middle East Eye