O Jerusalem (film)

O Jerusalem
Directed by	Elie Chouraqui
Produced by	Jeffrey Konvitz
Written by	Elie Chouraqui Didier Le Pechuer
Starring	JJ Feild Saïd Taghmaoui Maria Papas Patrick Bruel Ian Holm Tovah Feldshuh Mel Raido Cécile Cassel Mhairi Steenbock Tom Conti Shirel Peter Polycarpou Natalie Latham
Release date(s)	18 October 2006 (2006-10-18)
Country	France United Kingdom
Language	English Arabic Hebrew

O Jerusalem is a 2006 drama film directed by Elie Chouraqui. It is based on the history book of the same name, written by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins.

The working title for release in the US is Beyond Friendship. It was produced for US distribution by Jeffrey Konvitz.

Plot

Two Americans, one Jewish, the other Arab, are friends. As the United Nations votes for the creation of the state of Israel, both are pulled into conflict, their involvement taking them from New York City to Jerusalem, where they risk their lives for what they each believe in. It depicts the Israeli War of Independence and the end of the British mandate of Palestine.

External links

• O Jerusalem
• O Jerusalem at the Internet Movie Database