Through their romantic entanglements, family strife, and the restrictions places on them as Palestinians living in Israel, Hamoud’s film explores what it is to be a modern woman caught between many intersections of life.

| Feb 13, 2024

What seems like a film of air-punching optimism actually takes a much sadder turn later. But in choosing to take a realist approach to its final act, the director has made a much better film for it.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 2, 2021

This brave and artistic entry deserves a better fate.

| Jun 3, 2020

The film alternates between the contrasting environments in an upbeat flow, infused with humor and irony, while accurately depicting the crises of a generation torn schizophrenically between two unfavorable worlds.

| Feb 14, 2020

The trio of women are nothing short of spectacular, but Kanboura (Nur) is a standout.

| Feb 2, 2019

As an angry, impassioned work of socio-political cinema, In Between is highly commendable and it's safe to say that it's going to take a lot more than a fatwa to stop Maysaloun Hamoud fulfilling the promise of this impressive debut.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 27, 2018

During an era where so many of us are desperately looking for comfort, I can think of no cinematic message more fitting for 2018 than this one.

| Dec 27, 2018

In Between (Bar Bahar) will confuse you, entertain you, shock you with its honesty and put you face to face with your own subtle prejudice or misconceptions about life for the women of Israel.

| Original Score: 8 | Nov 3, 2018

The three women are interesting, rounded - unusual - characters we haven't seen on screen before and In Between is a breath of filmmaking fresh air in the Middle East - a film by a female director with strong female leads.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 18, 2018

A trailblazing film that is focused on strong independent women exploring their sexuality, identity, and place in a society run by men who are not ready to abandon old-fashioned traditions.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 18, 2018

There is something at once familiar yet groundbreaking about Maysaloun Hamoud's drama.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 14, 2018

Loose and funny, but with some startlingly bleak undercurrents, this is a story about three smart young women trying to be themselves in a society that piles on expectations.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 8, 2018

An ode to... freedom, with an aftertaste of beer and cigarettes. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 19, 2018

There are no easy resolutions here, but Hamoud makes clear that these women - troubled though they may be - will stand strong and defiant and together.

| Original Score: A | Mar 16, 2018

Although "In Between" depicts a nation in crisis, it's a crisis that's viewed through the intimate lens of family dinners, where generations struggle over conflicting values.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 14, 2018

The result is engaging, lively and tough-minded enough to earn serious attention.

| Feb 22, 2018

In Between highlights how difficult it will be to make substantive change in the world's most patriarchal societies.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 16, 2018

Hamoud's entirely live-action picture shows a society that allows women more freedom, but which only makes the pitfalls and hypocrisies stand out more.

| Feb 15, 2018

There's a double meaning to the title of this intriguing and defiantly feminist film out of the Middle East.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 15, 2018

An engaging, revelatory slice of life, In Between follows three Palestinian women in Tel Aviv - kind of a Sex and the City and Girls for the Arab set.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 15, 2018