New in Theaters: ‘Omar’

‘Omar’: Terrorists or freedom fighters?

In the Oscar-nominated thrillerOmar, a young Palestinian man in the West Bank is faced with two challenges: First, how to convince his friend that he’d be a good bet to marry the friend’s little sister? Second, and more importantly, how does he escape the law after helping to murder an Israeli soldier?

Omar opens this week.My review is atFilm Racket:

For such a razor-sharp thriller, the West Bank-setOmarsmuggles a dense packet of ambiguity into its compact...