Free Zone

Apr 18, 2005

1h 30m

★ 5.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

SCOPE Invest

Free Zone Trailers

Cast

Rebecca

Natalie Portman

Hanna Ben Moshe

Hana Laslo

Leila

Hiam Abbass

Mrs. Breitberg

Carmen Maura

Samir aka "The American"

Makram J. Khoury

Julio

Aki Avni

Moshe Ben Moshe

Uri Klauzner

Security A

Liron Levo

Security B

Tomer Russo

Gas Salesman

Adnan Tarabshi

Oasis Man

Shredi Jabarin

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