LET IT BE MORNING
An invitation to his brother’s wedding forces Palestinian-born Israeli citizen Sami to return to the Arab village where he grew up. After the wedding, with no explanation, the village is put under lockdown by Israeli soldiers.
SYNOPSIS
LET IT BE MORNING is the story of Sami (Alex Bakri) a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem who receives an invitation to his brother’s wedding forcing him to return to the Arab village where he grew up. After the wedding finishes, with no explanation, Sami’s hometown is put under a military blockade lockdown by Israeli soldiers. When chaos erupts overnight amongst the villagers stuck behind the wall due to the blockade, Sami is cut off from the outside world and trapped in an unexpected situation. As he deals with questions about his own identity and hidden secrets are revealed, Sami watches everything he holds dear begin to fall apart. Written and directed by award-winning Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin (The Band’s Visit), and adapted from the international best-selling novel by Palestinian author Sayed Kashua, LET IT BE MORNING is a film about a state of siege, both internal and external — centered around a man who has built a wall around his heart, and how that inner wall starts coming apart when an actual, real wall goes up around his hometown.
Director
Eran Kolirin
WITH
Alex Bakri, Juna Suleiman, Salim Daw, Ehab Salami, Khalifa Natour, Izabel Ramadan
Run Time
1 hour, 41 minutes
Released
February 3, 2023
Distributed by
Cohen Media Group
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Subtitled / Open Captions
Country
Israel
SUBTITLES
Arabic and Hebrew with English Subtitles
NOT RATED
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SHOWINGS
APR 14 | FRI
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 15 | SAT
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 16 | SUN
12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 17 | MON
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 18 | TUE
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 19 | WED
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 20 | THU
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 21 | FRI
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 22 | SAT
12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 23 | SUN
12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 24 | MON
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 25 | TUE
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 26 | WED
5:00, 7:10, 9:20 p.m.
APR 27 | THU
5:00 p.m.
REVIEWS
“Let It Be Morning may not have the broad appeal of Kolirin’s The Band’s Visit, but it’s a quietly atmospheric piece of work with moments of comedy and pathos.”
“It presents a timely, pointed, at times cleverly satirical snapshot of Israeli-Palestinian relations. It also offers an often poignant look at a dysfunctional family at the center of it all.”
“A humanistic work that’s warmer and more mature in its approach than many more direct “statement” movies in this mode.”