Review
The story is revealed in erotic flashbacks set awash in a sea of bright colors and beautiful panoramas. The film’s theme is timely and a sad social commentary about the state of women in a culture that demands a barbaric pre-matrimony ritual that still occurs all too frequently in the modern world. Highlighted by nuanced acting this romantic, sexy thriller works well but contains mature subject matter and nudity” –Idan Ivri, Jewish Journal

Liz, a successful author arrives at a beach in the magical Sinai Desert in search of her runaway daughter Rachel. While there she meets a Bedouin storyteller who reveals to her the tragic love story between Leila an Israeli tourist and Najim, the son of a Bedouin Sheik. A passionate affair that took place many years before on the same exotic beach with the two lovers caught amidst warring cultures and the tragic decision by Najim to bring Leila into his Muslim tribe where Leila is exposed to a traumatic tradition. Find out (more…)