http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/21/omar-a-rare-palestinianfilmattheoscars.html The film "Omar," a thriller and love story by director Hany Abu-Assad, is only the second Palestinian film to be nominated for an Academy Award but what's just as notable is that its nomination listed "Palestine" as the country of origin, a detail that attests to the struggles of a maturing film industry under military occupation. "Omar," nominated for best picture in a foreign language, looks at the layers of betrayal among best friends, lovers and a Palestinian prisoner with an Israeli agent hoping to turn him into an informant.
