Miral (2010)

The unfortunate lives of three generations of Palestinian women serve to remind us of the suffering and injustice inflicted by the partition of Palestine.

It's melodramatic, moving, and occasionally preachy - fair play for a movie based on such a heavy and unpleasant subject.

There's a fair bit going on behind the scenes when you realise this is an adaptation of a mostly autobiographical novel filmed by a director whose mum was a Zionist.

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 29 June 2011.