Omar (Arabic: عمر, romanized: ʻUmar) is a 2013 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad.

It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival[1] where it won the Special Jury Prize.

[6] Omar is a Palestinian baker who frequently climbs the West Bank barrier to visit his sweetheart, Nadia, a high-school girl whom he intends to marry.

The three later make a night time attack on a checkpoint, and Amjad acts as a sniper in fatally shooting an Israeli soldier.

After being tortured by Rami to reveal who shot the Israeli soldier, Omar is facing life in prison.

He secures his release in exchange for aiding in the detention of Tarek, whom Rami says he believes killed the soldier.

[8] After a year of securing finance, filming began at the end of 2012 and took place mainly in Nazareth Nablus and the Far'a refugee camp.

[14] Omar has an approval rating of 90% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 87 reviews, and an average rating of 7.46/10.The website's critical consensus states, "Twisty and riveting, Omar is a well-directed crime drama with uncommon depth".