I saw Free Zone yesterday. It's an israeli movie that features Natalie Portman, spanish actress Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), and two other ones I don't know (one is israeli and the other is palestinian).
It's the weirdest movie I have ever seen. I can't decide if I liked it or not. I didn't hate it but I'm not sure if I liked it. It's just weird. It's a road movie but the camera shots makes you feel in the car with them. I even got motion sickness. But the story line is interesting because it is not pro Israel nor pro Palestine. It just deals with normal people that don't really care about politics, but are trying to survive within the conflict.
The movie itself is simple. It's just the trip two women make to the Free Zone, which is the border between Syria, Irak and Jordan, to take care of some business. But from their conversations you can tell the story is actually about how they cope with the conflict and the consequences of it in their lives. I recommend it if you like unconventional movies with unconventional scenes and filmaking style.
Another movie I want to recommend is Manuale D'amore. An italian movie about the phases in which relationships go through. The storyline is divided between four short stories about four different couples: The ones that fall in love; the ones that are going through a crisis; the ones that cheat at each other; and the man whose wife just walked out on him. It's very funny, but also a bit sad. It makes you feel good though.
