Free Zone is an interesting look at Israeli-Palestinian-US relations through the story of 3 women.Rebecca, an American living in Jerusalem, talks her way into a ride to Jordan. The driver of the car, Hanna ben Moshe, is on her way to Jordan to pick up money. Leila is the woman who is waiting to pay Moshe (Hanna's husband) in the Free Zone - a market area at the borders of Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.
After getting lost and arriving late, Hanna is told that the money is not there. The three women end up riding together to find the money.
One drawback to the film is that it was filmed by hand-held camera and has some Blair-witch motion-sickness at times. But is definitely captures the Israeli in the character of Hanna.
Featuring:
Natalie Portman as Rebecca
Hanna Laslo as Hanna ben Moshe
Hiam Abbass as Leila
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