The film slowly draws you in with it's minimalistic but meaningful storyline in an Israel village. The father is progressive upto an extent. The daughters drawn towards him more than their strict mother. The mother has her own problems with the husband getting married again. Daughter is allowed to study in a college but is she allowed to go further ? Is the mother an enemy to her daughter or is she is soul who knows them the best. Tough choices - all controlled by the pervasive societal laws of the day. How the second wife thinks about her position! Complicated life stories bound by a single thread comes to a head. The choices we make on life are not nice and lovely, but we make them. The film is in a dusty rough village , quite poor. But it doesn't linger on and play on the problems too much. The focus is on the conflict between the characters and as a whole with the society. Cinematography is excellent. The ending screen music is haunting and evocative. Pensive movie. Touches your heart.
Review of Sand Storm
