West Bank Story

2005
21m

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A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of dueling falafel restaurants on the West Bank.A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of dueling falafel restaurants on the West Bank.A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of dueling falafel restaurants on the West Bank.

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7.2/10

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Won 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 1 nomination total

Trivia
Although Noureen DeWulf played a Palestinian Arab girl, she is actually of Gujarati Indian descent.

Quotes
Ahmed: Your side of the screen is encroaching on my side of the screen.
Ariel: No. You are clearly tainting my side of the screen.
Ahmed: Excuse me? It's *my* side of the screen!
Ahmed, Ariel: [simultaneously] You back up and start listening to me! You're *clearly* tainting my side of the screen!

Connections
Featured in The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Live Action (2007)

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Featured review

9/10

hilariously worthwhile

I saw West Bank Story yesterday at the opening of the Boston International Film Festival. Despite being only 22 minutes in length, the director, Ari Sandel, brilliantly takes a parodistic approach to the movie-musical genre, but combines this with a satirical, yet poignant perspective on the Israeli/Palestinian dilemma. All of this is woven together, even while honoring the original inspiration for the plot (Romeo and Juliet, and later, West Side Story). Prepare yourself for dancing menorahs, choreographed falafel-making, and a full dose of ethnic stereotypes. The final product is visibly well-rehearsed, to-the-point, and quite hysterical. Go see this film!