The true story of Hind Husseini's efforts to establish the Dar Al-Tifel institute and orphanage in Jerusalem after the 1948 partition of Palestine and creation of the state of Israel. Following the death of her mother Miral (Frieda Pinto Slumdog Millionaire) is sent to the Institute and is shielded from the troubles of the outside world as she grows up within its walls. However when she is assigned to teach at a refugee camp Miral is quickly awakened to the reality of her peoples struggle. When she falls for political activist Hani Miral finds herself torn between... the fight for the future of her people and Mama Hinds belief that education is the road to peace. [show more]
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Julian Schnabel directs this drama about an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the aftermath of the first Arab-Israeli war. Hind Husseini (Hiam Abbass) sets up an orphanage following the partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 that soon becomes home to almost 2,000 children. Seven-year-old Miral (Freida Pinto) ends up in the orphanage following her mother's death. Brought up there in an atmosphere of peace and stability, she is unaware of the troubles that surround her until she goes to teach at a refugee camp at the age of 17. There, she finds herself torn between the fight for the future of her people and Mama Hind's belief that education is the only possible route to peace.
Directed by acclaimed artist-turned-filmmaker Julian Schnabel (THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY) and filmed on location in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, MIRAL is the heartbreaking tale of an orphaned Palestinian girl who finds herself thrown into the devastating conflict that rages between her people and the Israeli army.
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