Omar (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Hany Abu-Assad |
| Written by | Hany Abu-Assad |
| Produced by | Hany Abu-Assad Waleed Zuaiter David Gerson |
| Starring | Adam Bakri Waleed Zuaiter Leem Lubany |
| Cinematography | Ehab Assal |
| Edited by | Martin Brinkler Eyas Salman |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Palestine |
| Language | Arabic |
Omar (Arabic: عمر, romanized: ʻUmar) is a 2013 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. It won Best Feature Film at the 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The film was screened at the United Nations in New York on 1 May 2014.