Release Date
March 25, 2011 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
July 12, 2011 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Julian Schnabel
Writer
Rula Jebreal
Cast
Hiam Abbass, Frieda Pinto, Omar Metwally
Studio
Running Time
112 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for thematic appeal, and some violent content including a sexual assault
What is Miral about?
From Julian Schnabel, Academy Award-nominated director of "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Before Night Falls" and "Basquiat" comes "Miral," the story of four women whose lives intertwine in the starkly human search for justice, hope and reconciliation amid a world overshadowed by conflict, rage and war. The story begins in war-torn Jerusalem in 1948 when Hind Husseini (Hiam Abbass, "The Visitor," "Amreeka") opens an orphanage for refugee children that quickly becomes home to 2000... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Proving that Americans aren't expected to tell the difference between an Indian and an Arab, Miral stars beautiful Indian actress Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) as a Palestinian schoolgirl who is drawn into the middle of the conflict between militants and Israelis. Unfortunately, Miral is a lackluster follow-up by Julian Schnabel to The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Full movie review »
