No Name Restaurant
Germany
120 minutes
English, Hebrew, Arabic – English subtitles
Genre: Comedy
In this spirited and absurdist culture-clash comedy, two very different men must work together to survive in the Sinai Desert. One is the lost and befuddled Ben, an ultra-Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn who has missed his flight to Alexandria, where he is to help the dwindling Jewish community in need of a 10th man for its Passover celebration. The other is the dyspeptic Adel, a Bedouin man trying to track down his runaway camel. The men travel across the desert on foot, sharing details of their personal lives and love of food, giving their plans a chance to go increasingly haywire.
Winner of Building Bridges Jury Award at Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Winner of One Future Prize at Munich Film Festival, Winner of Best Production at Bavarian Film Awards