West Bank Story
A little singing, a little dancing, a lot of hummus.
2005 | 21m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Ari Sandel |
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| Writer: | Ari Sandel |
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| 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 chickpea in the Middle East? | |
| Release Date: | Jan 20, 2005 |
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| Director: | Ari Sandel |
| Writer: | Ari Sandel |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ben Newmark | David |
| Noureen DeWulf | Fatima |
| A.J. Tannen | Ariel |
| Joey Naber | Ahmed |
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| Ari Sandel | Writer, Director |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Trending Position
I wonder what Shakespeare might have made of this, I wonder what Steven Sondheim actually did. An handsome Israeli soldier falls for a gorgeous Palestinian girl and the battles lines are drawn. "Kosher King" v "Hummus Hut" and some rousing anthem singing, nimble dancing and falafel cooking is to set ... tle the dispute. We've even a fiddler on the roof! The rest of the story and characters poke fun at stereotypes galore, the marketing industry and I found it a surprisingly entertaining and ridiculous send-up of political and religious differences set amidst the fantasy of fast food frolics with some cringeworthy rhymes incorporated into the lyric. Even the camel gets a kiss as the romance hots up! This is quite good, satirical, fun.