Out in the dark

Out in the dark (2012)

Origin: Israel USA | Fiction | Director: Michael Mayer | 96 minutes

Out in the dark

Michael Mayer Israel 2012 fiction 96 min.

A drama centered on the love affair between two men on opposite sites of
the Mid-East conflict: Palestinian student Nimer and Roy, an Israeli
lawyer.

Plot:
The film is set in Israel, and State of Palestine where State of Palestine student Nimer Mashrawi (Nicholas Jacob) is heading to Tel Aviv to meet his friend Mustafa N'amnais (Loai Nofi) at a gay bar. While at the bar, he meets a local Israeli lawyer named Roy Scheffer (Michael Aloni). The couple fall in love, though Nimer struggles with the reality of their relationship. Later in the story, Palestinian society rejects Nimer because of his sexual orientation, whereas initially Israeli society rejects him due to his nationality. The situation is made worse for Nimer when he realises his brother Nabil Mashrawi (Jamil Khoury) is hiding a weapon stockpile for his militant friends.

Nimer is granted a student visa to study at a university in Tel Aviv, giving him more opportunity to see Roy. However, he is soon approached by the Israeli Secret Service who pressure him into becoming an informant by threatening to cancel his visa. Nimer refuses and his visa is cancelled. Unbeknownst to Nimer, Mustafa has been living illegally in Tel Aviv under a similar arrangement. When he is unable to provide any more information, he is forcibly deported back to the West Bank where he is immediately abducted by Nabil and his gang of extremists. Nimer is forced to watch as his friend is tortured and executed for being homosexual and an informant.

Later, while going through Mustafa's phone, Nabil and his friends find a photo of Nimer. Despite their differences, Nabil lets Nimer escape rather than killing him. Nimer makes it to Roy's house and hides there. Meanwhile, Nabil's store of weapons is discovered by the authorities. He is arrested and the police search for Nimer as an accomplice.

Unable to hide him forever, Roy convinces an underworld figure and client of his law firm to smuggle Nimer to France. Though he promises to meet him there in the future, Roy is arrested while distracting the police so Nimer can escape. Nimer makes it to his boat and sails away, unaware of what has happened to Roy.
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_in_the_Dark

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