Trailers of Miral Starring Freida Pinto. Miral Promo/Trailer

The French trailer for Miral has just gone online. Directed by Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), the film revolves around a real orphanage in Jerusalem set up by a Palestinian woman (Hiam Abbass). Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) plays Miral, a young woman who grew up in the orphanage and who becomes an activist when she is assigned to teach at a refugee camp and sees that Israelis and Palestinians actually don’t get along too well.

The dialogues of the film are in English (with French subtitles). In addition to Frida, the drama also stars Willem Dafoe (Antichrist), Hiam Abbass (The Limits of Control), and Vanessa Redgrave (Atonement). Miral is slated to open on December 3rd. Click Here to view the trailer