Julian Schnabel's Miral, a touching film about a girl growing up in East Jersualem amidst the war and occupation that affects every aspect of her life on a daily basis, had a limited release here in the United States, and so there's a chance you missed it in theaters. The film features a noteworthy cast with Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire), Willem Dafoe (Spider-man, Platoon), and Hiam Abbass (Amreeka), and comes from Schnabel who's delivered solid films like the excellent The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Basquiat. Today, Anchor Bay and The Weinstein Company released Miral on DVD and Blu-ray, and to celebrate, we're giving away two copies. To find out how you can win, just keep reading.
Here's the official synopsis:
MIRAL is the story of a Palestinian girl coming of age amidst the war zone of the Israeli-Arab conflict — unflinchingly told through the perspective of Miral (Freida Pinto) herself. Following the death of her troubled mother, Miral’s father (Alexander Siddig) is forced to entrust her to the orphanage of Hind Husseini (Hiam Abbass). Hind’s commitment to peace through education has a profound impact on the maturing young woman, and Miral’s epic journey to self-esteem and social consciousness proves both harrowing and hopeful.
To win, you just have to do two things...
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2) On our Facebook wall, just comment on our Miral DVD Giveaway
The contest ends on July 26th, 2011. One entry per person. Many will enter few will win. By few, we mean 2. Entry for contest must be left on the Facebook post specific to this contest, all entries left loosely on our Facebook won't be counted.
