This satirical adaptation of Sayed Kashua’s darkly ironic, prize-winning novel displays a deep understanding of the code-switching, compartmentalized existence of many Palestinian citizens of Israel. And it also takes note of their limited rights. Sami (Alex Bakri), a Jerusalem-based accountant having an affair with a Jewish colleague, travels with his unhappy wife (the mesmerizing Juna Suleiman) and young son to the village where he was born and where his brother is about to be married. When Sami and his family try to return home later that night, they find that the village has been locked down by the Israeli military, with no entrances or exits allowed and no explanations forthcoming. Trapped in his parents’ home, Sami must come to terms with his past, his heritage and his place in contemporary Israel. Directed with a low-key comic flair by Eran Kolirin (The Band’s Visit PSIFF 2008), Let It Be Morning is Israel’s submission for the International Oscar®.