Miral
Since Freida Pinto burst onto the scene in Slumdog Millionaire things have gone a little quiet for the actress.
But this year she is back in her new movie Miral, which is directed by Julian Schnabel, the man behind The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and stars alongside Willem Dafoe, Vanessa Redgrave and Alexander Siddig.
Jerusalem, 1948. On her way to work, Hind Husseini comes across 55 orphaned children in the street. She takes them home to give them food and shelter. Within six months, 55 had grown to almost 2000, and the Dar Al-Tifel Institute was born.
At the age of 7, Miral was sent to the Institute by her father following her mothers death. Brought up safely inside the Institutes walls, she is naïve to the troubles that surround her.
Then, at the age of 17, she is assigned to teach at a refugee camp where she is awakened to the reality of her peoples struggle.
When she falls for political activist, Hani, she finds herself torn between the fight for the future of her people and Mama Hinds belief that education is the road to peace.
Take a look at the trailer for the movie:
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