Huda's Salon

Hany Abu-Assad ('The Mountain Between Us', 'Omar', 'Paradise Now') directs 'Huda's Salon', a thriller centered on a Palestinian woman, played by Maisa Abd Elhadi. She is betrayed by her friend Huda (Manal Awad) when somebody takes some controversial photos of her when she visits Huda's salon. Huda and her accomplice's goal is to force her to work for the Israeli secret service, even though it means betraying her people. The film was presented at the Seminci, in Valladolid, Spain, and the Toronto Film Festival. 'Huda's Salon' completes its main cast with Ali Suliman, Jalal Masarwa y Samer Bisharat. The script is also penned by Hany Abu-Assad. IFC Films is in charge of the distribution in cinemas across the United States. At the same time, the film is produced by H & Productions, Cocoon Films, Doha Film Institute, Film-Clinic, KeyFilm, Lagoonie Film Production, MAD Solutions and Philistine Films. Outside of the United States, it´s distributed by MAD Solutions, Karma Films and September Film. Maisa Abd Elhadi ('Habibi Rasak Kharban') won the award for best actress in the Critics Awards for Arab Films Award thanks to her role in this film. Hany Abu-Assad was nominated to the same awards in the category of best director for 'Huda´s Salon'.