Out in the Dark
2012 · Movie · NR · 96 min · ★ 6.8 · 74% critics
Two young men from opposing sides of a tense political conflict meet and fall in love while navigating intense personal pressure. As their relationship grows, their worlds become darker and more complicated, shaped by family fallout and escalating scrutiny.
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Details
- Original title
- עלטה
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-09-09
- Language
- HE
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (137 votes)
About
If you want an intense, grounded queer love story set against Israeli-Palestinian conflict, you’ll likely enjoy Out in the Dark; Not for you if you prefer light rom-coms or strictly happy endings, and if similar titles like Eyes Wide Open or Yossi don’t do it for you.
Pros: heartfelt LGBTQ romance; believable lead chemistry; tense political drama | Cons: polarizing tone; some pacing issues; uneven dialogue
Themes
- palestinian-israeli conflict
- male homosexuality
- lgbt
- gay theme
- boys' love (bl)
- swear
Cast & crew
Michael Aloni
as Roy Schaefer
Nicholas Jacob
as Nimr Mashrawi
Loai Nofi
as Mustafa Na'amne (as Loai Noufi)
Alon Pdut
as Gil
- KH
Khawlah Hag-Debsy
as Hiam Mashrawi (as Khawlah Haj)
- MD
Maysa Daw
as Abir Mashrawi
Jameel Khoury
as Nabil Mashrawi (as Jameel Khouri)
Shimon Mimran
Moris Cohen
- MB
Majd Bitar
Directed by Michael Mayer