Free Zone is a 2005 film directed by Amos Gitai. Shot in Israel and Jordan, the Israel-Belgium-French-Spain production stars Israeli Jewish actress Hanna Laslo, Palestinian Arab actress Hiam Abbass, and Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman. It is the second film of Gitai's Border Trilogy. The film made its debut at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2005. It was released in Israel on June 9, 2005, and then appeared at numerous other film festivals throughout the rest of the year, having a limited release on December 16, 2005 in the United States. Rebecca , a Jewish-American girl,... who has lived in Jerusalem for several months. She has just broken off her engagement. One day, she enters a cab, driven by a Jewish woman, Hanna . Hanna's destination is the Free Zone in the Jordan-Iraq-Saudi border to collect money owed to her husband, recently wounded in a Palestinian rocket attack. Upon reaching the Free Zone, they meet up with Laila , a Palestinian woman who serves as the contact for Hanna's husband's black market activities. The three women set off on a tense journey to retrieve Hanna's money.
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| Release date: | 2005 |
| Directed by: | Amos Gitai |
| Runtime: | 93 Minutes |
| Producer: | Nicolas Blanc, Michael Tapuah, Laurent Truchot |
| Editor: | Yann Dedet, Isabelle Ingold |
| Cinematography: | Laurent Brunet |
| Screenplay by: | Amos Gitai, Marie-Jose Sanselme |
| Estimated budget: | $1,234,567 |
| Genre: | Comedy |