Eid

In the remote Israeli Bedouin city of Rahat, a young construction worker wants to be a playwright. How could he conceive such a notion? Because he has an internet connection and it's introduced him to the wide world beyond the desert. Why not? It's a better premise than you see in all those historical dramas about beautiful women 500 years ago who conceive 21st century notions about the social order.

As the construction worker, Shadi Mar'i plays-- not for the first time and not for the second-- someone tired of being treated as a callow loser. This movie earned him his third nomination for the Israeli film industry's Best Actor award, and it proved to be a win for him.

The story plays out against some fine photography and an admirable musical score, and it comes to a well-written ending.