West Bank Story

May 23rd 2008 by Sou in Fun, Personal, Movies, Awareness, Creative, Palestine, Veoh

I first watched West Bank Story during the Palestinian Film Week held at Kuwait University last month, and I loved it! So basically it’s a parody of West Side Story set in, well you guessed it, the West Bank in Palestine. Oh, and ever since I found it online (stream below), I’ve watched it (no exaggerations) fifteen times; yes, I have a lot of time on my hands. Okay, so I don’t really have a lot of time on my hands, but the fact that the movie is a little under 20 minutes makes it so tempting to watch over and over again!

A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands in the West Bank. David, an Israeli soldier, falls in love with the beautiful Palestinian cashier, Fatima, despite the animosity between their families’ dueling restaurants. Can the couple’s love withstand a 2000 year old conflict and their families’ desire to control the future of the chic pea in the Middle East?

(How cute is the tagline?!)

Stream the full movie below before it disappears (doesn’t take so long to buffer).

Click here if you have problems watching the above embedded video.

Till next time world.

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9 Loud Thoughts to “West Bank Story”

1. 3baid May 23rd, 2008 at 3:13 am - #7647

   Yaaaay! :D

2. Anything Goes May 23rd, 2008 at 3:31 am - #7648

   West Bank Story…

   West Bank Story is a humorous short film that tells the tale of a Muslim Palestinian girl, Fatima, and a Jewish Israeli soldier, David, who fall in love. To their misfortune, both of their families own competing restaurants, Hummus Hut and Kosher…

3. sharifo May 23rd, 2008 at 9:25 am - #7651

   I watched the movie maybe a year ago,
   despite some issues i found irritating, but liked the comedy, deserved the Oscar !

4. Amethyst May 23rd, 2008 at 11:59 am - #7652

   I’ll come back and watch when I’m completely free:)

5. Stephen May 23rd, 2008 at 2:26 pm - #7655

   I hate musicals but this is brilliant!

6. Abed Hamdan May 23rd, 2008 at 8:41 pm - #7662

   musical parody ? very interesting, I will definitely watch. Thanks for sharing sou

7. Sou May 24th, 2008 at 2:38 am - #7668

   3baid: Thanks for directing your readers to watch the video here. :)

   Sharifo: It definitely did. :)

   Amethyst: Soon before they take it down!!!

   Stephen It is!!!

   Abed: Tell me what you think when you get around to watching it. :)

8. Ansam May 26th, 2008 at 12:19 am - #7710

   OK done… I liked it! The comedy twist in it helped a lot

9. Sou May 26th, 2008 at 10:54 am - #7715

   Ansam: It definitely did; glad you liked it Ansam. :)

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