Between Heaven and Earth (بين الجنة والأرض)

Tamer?

Tamer!

"Tamer?"

Tamer! We're late

Hello, Salma, how are you?

- We have to go right now - Okay

I'm going to shower and come back

Make yourself at home

Make yourself at home

I'll wait for you in the car

Hello Moataz, tell them I'm unavailable until tomorrow

I don't know, they might not let me in anyway, okay

What are you doing? I'm driving

Goodbye

You can't drive a car with a yellow license plate

We can switch when we get to a checkpoint

- No one will stop me in the West Bank - I'm driving

I'm going to drive! Get in

You're so stubborn! Unbelievable!

Thank you!

Did you have fun at your friend's house this past month?

Very much

Newspapers! Go ahead and buy one

- Buy one, please - Come here

Buy one, buy some newspapers God bless your children

- Why would I need two? - Then take this, for the sake of your kids

- Just one, just one, come on - Here you go

Sneaky bastard!

He sold me a dated newspaper

During the evening...

Good evening...

We have a Palestinian woman from Nazareth with an Israeli ID

The man has a Palestinian ID with an entry permit

- Are you married? - Yes

Born in Beirut Should I let him through?

It doesn't look like I'm going to pass

Do you insist on going to a court?

I can just say "I divorce thee" three times, and we're done

But we need two witnesses Should we ask these two?

- Should I ask them? - Very funny

Looks like we're through

Of course this would happen

They haven't stopped me at a checkpoint in 5 years

- So, if it wasn't for you... - See?

I see

What else did you expect?

67...

- Hello - Hello

Thank you

What's the reason behind the divorce?

Irreconcilable differences

What about you? Do you agree?

Whatever

Not to waste each other's time and since you both agree

hand over the needed documents, please

There are some missing documents

These are the documents they told us to get

- I want your father's address - His father passed away

Then, I need his last address

He died in Beirut

What's his full name?

Ghassan Abdo Tamer Hajjar

Was he born in 1932?

I can see here that Ghassan's last address was in Galilee

Galilee?

I have no idea

- It's a mistake, it's not true - Definitely

- That's what's shown on the computer - Definitely

- May I ask a question? - Go ahead

How is his father's address related to our divorce?

- Are you his son, Tamir? - Tamer

- Tamer, yes - No, Tamir

- It's Tamer, my name's Tamer - Who's Tamir?

The dates of birth here are different

You must get your father's family register

- to proceed with the divorce - We told you, the man was killed

The records I have indicate

that Ghassan used to live with a woman named Hajar Giladi

and the only son registered under their name is Tamir

and there is no death certificate on his record

So, we can't get divorced

There's a mistake regarding the names

To complete the procedure you have to prove your identity

If she's your mother, then you need to get divorced in the Jewish court

- Give me the ID, please - Here

- Have a good day, thanks - You're welcome

- Go ahead, 68 - May I please just...

- Can I just get his father's last address? - Of course

- Tamer - This is nonsense

Tamer, wait

- Who is this Hajar? - I don't know her

Tamer?

- Tamer? - What? What do you want, Salma?

I got you the address

- So, you believe him? - Let's just check it out

We'll go together

- Let me see - What?

- I'll handle it on my own - How?

You don't speak Hebrew You have a Palestinian ID

It's prison if you get caught

- My permit's for three days - What if you got lost?

- If I get lost, you can't get divorced - Stop being childish, Tamer

Irreconcilable differences?

Good thing he didn't laugh in our faces

What did you want me to say? You're emotionally handicapped?

My father was registered with another woman

twenty years before he met my mother?

- He used to live with her - So, Tamir's my brother?

- Do I have others I don't know about? - Calm down. Let's just look into it

What if Hajar turned out to be my mother?

What if I'm Jewish?

Let's get this over with

Maybe they can help us Let's ask them

Hello

- Hello - Hi

Hajar, the fortuneteller? Listen, Violet!

They're asking about Hajar the Iraqi woman

Of course I know her She used to live here

Is she still alive?

I don't know I heard she was moved to a nursing home

But you can ask her son he lives there, down the street

This Hajar is a disaster and a trouble-maker

She read the fortunes of half the people of Galilee

Do you know if she lived with or was married to a Palestinian?

Rumors, they say that she got secretly married

This could be because he was a Palestinian

She got secretly married I don't know

- How can I find the house? - Look, you go from here...

you go down the stairs, turn right

- near the church - Okay

Stay here, I'll go ask him and come back

Don't bother, he's mute

He hasn't said a word in 40 years

since they killed his son on Land Day demonstrations

If he could talk he'd tell you more about Hajar

- Does your wife speak Hebrew? - Yes

Perfect, because Tamir only speaks Hebrew

He's unbearable I can't stand him

Perhaps because he's been homeless his whole life, I don't know

What I know is that Hajar found him years later

- He's not nice at all - Wait a minute

Where did you say he lived?

- Near the church - Near the church? Okay

- Have a good day, thank you - You're welcome

- Hello - Yes?

Is this the house of Ghassan Hajjar?

- What? - I'm looking for Hajar Giladi

Come in, come in, please

Please

I need to talk to your mother

I have documents that she was living with a Palestinian man

It's a lie

No Arab lived here

She's the only one who can help us

Our divorce papers need finalizing

Court papers claim this is my father-in-law's last known residence

Is it a mistake?

I told you, it's a lie

Give me a document to prove it or tell me where your mother is

Maybe the neighbors can help

Keep our neighbors out of this

Or I'll find her through her comrades

Sugar?

I need a document proving she wasn't married...

- to Ghassan Hajjar - Get out of here!

Or I'll call the police

- Did he hurt you, Salma? - No

- Are you sure? - I'm sure

Hold on, what did he tell you?

What's this?

Is this Hajar or your grandmother?

What? Can't I take a picture from your father's house?

This is not my grandmother and that's not my father's house

It's my fault for trying to help you

Are you upset because we have a lead? Are you?

- Or is difficult for you to face things up? - It's not like you left me a choice!

If that's the woman we're talking about then I think she's an Iraqi Jew

She was even part of the Communist Party

- How do you know? - She has the same stuff

and souvenirs as my father

- Your father? Hold on, hold on - No, no, no, no

- I don't want to get him involved - I haven't seen him since we got married

No! I said no Enough!

I don't want to see him and of course...

I don't want him to know we're getting divorced

- He'll know eventually, Salma - Fine

- It's better if he knows about it from us - This is the last thing I need

You're right, darling

They'll call us crazy for getting divorced for no reason

Why don't we stay here, Salma?

Where it's peaceful

You think life in the West Bank was the problem?

Probably...

You never liked the West Bank anyway

It was a business opportunity for you

How can I love a place where I feel suffocated?

I only lived there because you wanted to live there

But it's not like you have other options

- Do you have anywhere else to stay? - I don't know

We can seek political asylum in...