Torn Apart

Alternative title

Forbidden Love

Synopsis

Feature film re-locating Romeo and Juliet to modern Israel and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Romeo is an Israeli Jew and Juliet a young Palestinian. The film doesn’t follow the text but alludes to many of the play’s themes and characters.

Language

English

Country

Israel; United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1990

Duration

95 mins

Credits

Director

Jack Fisher

Producer

Danny Fisher; Doran Eran; Jerry Menkin

Cinematographer

Barry Markowitz

Screenplay

Marc Kristal; Mark Coopfer

Music

Peter Arnow

Cast

Adrian Pasdar	Ben (Romeo)
Cecilia Peck	Laila (Juliet)

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

From the novel ‘A Forbidden Love’ by Chayym Zeldis.

Production Company

Name

City Lights Productions

Name

Forbidden Love Film Partnership

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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