O Salão de Huda

As I watched the movie, I kept thinking about power and powerlessness. The strength of the characters was palpable while the situations they found themselves seemed impossible. The acting was well done and never felt exaggerated. The bonds formed were believable and heartbreaking. I watched the movie with a group interested in learning more about the Palestinian experience and discussed the ways in which women are especially vulnerable in this context. It is an important watch and a story that is not commonly told. Again and again I am struck by how powerful and determined Palestinian women are.

The beginning promised an intense story inspired by true events, but 10 or 15 minutes into the movie that quickly faded away.

As an Arabic speaker; the dialogue reminded me of 6th or 7th grade writing classes with a wooden language that is full of naïve and overused expressions. The weakness in the dialogue\acting especially flourishes when the interrogation scenes between Huda and the very fashionable Palestinian resistance member start.

Not to mention that this film is supposedly shedding a light on a just cause like the daily struggles of Palestinian under occupation so having the nude scenes felt a little unnecessary in this setting. And was rather used to prove that Arab cinema can be "Progressive" too!

Good Actors and Writers and Story, I don't know if it reality story.

If the story tells the reality, it is considered as raising awareness and caution.

At first the movie seems like a classic tale of women in a town, gossiping and hanging out. Very quickly this movie takes its dark turn and has us all wondering: "what is the truth". The main character is caught between a rock and hard place, and with seemingly no way out takes us along on a journey through the day after the world ended. This movie plainly is a haunting tale of collateral damage.

Our protagonist Reem is powerful, she is a representation of a strong Palestinian mother, who is striped of her options, and her ability to provide safety for her family. There are some amazing murals and shots throughout the film that aid this idea of her being genuine and powerful. As the movie goes on Reem does EVERYTHING she can for the sake of her daughter without even a thought for herself.

While watching this movie we all must ask: "can liars ever believe someone else can be telling the truth"? The truth is such a provocative and fragile thing.

This is completely misleading and terrible This is the worst movie I've seen in a long time Terrible acting and no need for nudity to display the life in the jewish sector.