Eyes of a Thief

Tareq is released from an Israeli prison and returns to his hometown in Palestine, a place transformed by drastic changes and filled with secrets, to find his daughter. As secrets are uncovered, light is shed on the stifling nature of contemporary Palestinian society, while revealing Tareq’s hidden past. Inspired by true events.

Crew

Directed by

Najwa Najjar
Screenplay

Najwa Najjar
Director of Photography

Tobias Datum
Editor

Eyas Salman, Xavier Box, Patricia Rommel, Panos Voutsaras
Music Composer

Tamer Karawan
Producer

Hani E. Kort
Co-Producer

Fahad Falur Jabali, Eggert Ketilsson, Mustapha Orif, Antoine de Clermont Tonerre
Sound Engineer

Árni Gústafsson

About the film

Type

Feature Film
National Premiere Date

February 21, 2015, Bíó Paradís
International Premiere Date

September 27, 2014, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Genre

Drama
Length

98 min.
Language

Arabic
Original Title

Eyes of a Thief
International Title

Eyes of a Thief
Production Year

2014
Production Countries

Iceland, France, Palestine, Algeria
IMDB

Eyes of a Thief
Icelandic Film Centre Grant

Yes
Color

Yes
Screening format and subtitles

DCP, English subtitles

Cast

Main Cast

Khaled Abol Naga, Souad Massi, Suhail Haddad

Company Credits

Production Company

Ustura Films
Co-Production Company

Oktober Productions, MACT Productions, AARC
Supported by

Icelandic Film Centre

Festivals

2014
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
2014
Cairo International Film Festival
2014
Brisbane Film Festival