2005 · drama
Free Zone
Directed by Amos Gitai1h 30m2005
Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large sum of money.
Our read: Free Zone (2005) reads as a sombre, slow-burn, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, slow-burn, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- slow-burn
- cold
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