Meital Dohan in Tahara (2002)
added: 2015-02-12 Erotic and harrowing drama from Israel finds a desperate mother (Razia Israeli) attempting to talk her rebellious, runaway teenage daughter (Orli Perl) into leaving a Sinai Desert resort and returning home. When they confront one another in a local cafe, the girl's Bedouin friend Mustapha (Sami Samir) captivates them with a local legend--the story of Leila (Meital Dohan), a young Hebrew girl whose impulsive affair with a sheik's son takes a tragic, tribal path. Amnon Fisher, Amos Lavi also star. 86 min. Widescreen