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Sand Storm (2016 film)

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Sand Storm
Film poster
Directed by	Elite Zexer
Written by	Elite Zexer
Starring	Lamis Ammar Ruba Blal
Release dates	25 January 2016 (2016-01-25) (Sundance) 15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) (Israel)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Israel
Language	Arabic
Box office	$86,800^[1]^[2]

Sand Storm (Hebrew: סופת חול Sufat Chol) is a 2016 Arabic-language Israeli coming-of-age film directed by Elite Zexer.^[3] It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.^[4] At the 2016 Sundance Film Festival it won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Dramatic section.^[5] It won the Best Film Award at the Ophir Awards.^[6]^[7] It was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.^[8]^[9]

The film is set in a Bedouin village in southern Israel and is Elite Zexer's directorial debut.^[10]^[11]^[12]

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^ "Sufat Chol (Sand Storm)". The Numbers. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

^ d'Arcy, David (23 January 2016). "'Sand Storm': Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

^ Chang, Justin (30 January 2016). "Sundance: The Birth of a Nation Sweeps Top Prizes". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

^ "ההכרזה על העולים לגמר - פרסי אופיר 2016". Israeli Academy of Film and Television. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

^ Brown, Hannah (20 August 2016). "2016 Ophir nominations announced – snubs and all". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

^ Pond, Steve (22 September 2016). "'Sand Storm' Wins Ophir Award, Becomes Israeli Oscar Entry'". TheWrap. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

^ Caspi, David (22 September 2016). "Oscars: Israel Selects 'Sand Storm' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

^ Dargis, Manohla (27 September 2016). "Review: 'Sand Storm' Follows a Bedouin Mother and Daughter in Quiet Revolts". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

^ Turan, Kenneth (6 October 2016). "Israeli family drama 'Sand Storm' is an experience as intense as any thriller". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.