Movies

Browse by Title
Browse by Release Date

Miral

Rating:PG-13 (for thematic material, and some violent content including a sexual assault)
Genre:Drama
Release Date:March 25, 2011
Running time:114 minutes
Cast:Hiam Abbass, Freida Pinto, Omar Metwally, Willem Dafoe, Alexander Siddig
Director:Julian Schnabel
Producer:Jon Kilik
Writer:Rula Jebreal
Distributor:The Weinstein Company

Description: "Miral" is the story of four women whose lives intertwine in the starkly human search for justice, hope and reconciliation. The story begins in war-torn Jerusalem in 1948 when Hind Husseini opens an orphanage for refugee children that quickly becomes home to 2,000 orphans. One of the children is 17-year-old Miral who arrived at the orphanage 10 years earlier, following her mother's tragic death. On the cusp of the Intifada resistance, Miral is assigned to teach at a refugee camp where she falls for a fervent political activist, Hani, and finds herself in a personal battle that mirrors the greater dilemma around her: to fight like those before her or follow Mama Hind's defiant belief that education will pave a road to peace.

Movie summaries and listings powered by Cinema-Source

stay connected

Sign up for our free email newsletters and receive the latest advice and information on all things parenting.

Enter your email address to sign up or manage your account.

Facebook icon Twitter icon Follow Us on Pinterest

editor’s picks