Clara Khoury

Clara Khoury (born December 29, 1976 in Haifa) is an Israeli Palestinian actress, born into a Palestinian Christian family. Clara works in film, television and theater. She acts in Arabic, Hebrew, English and French.

The Syrian Bride (2004)

In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Riklis
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Makram J. Khoury  •  Clara Khoury  •  Evelyn Kaplun

In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eran Riklis
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Makram J. Khoury  •  Clara Khoury  •  Evelyn Kaplun

Lipstikka (2011)

Lara is Palestinian and lives in London. She has everything she wants in her life: a husband, a son and a beautiful house in one of the best areas of the city. Nevertheless, her everyday life appears cold and grey, only brightened up by surreptitious sips of vodka. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Sagall
CAST:  Clara Khoury  •  Nataly Attiya  •  Daniel Caltagirone  •  Moran Rosenblatt

Lara is Palestinian and lives in London. She has everything she wants in her life: a husband, a son and a beautiful house in one of the best areas of the city. Nevertheless, her everyday life appears cold and grey, only brightened up by surreptitious sips of vodka. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Sagall
CAST:  Clara Khoury  •  Nataly Attiya  •  Daniel Caltagirone  •  Moran Rosenblatt

Inheritance (2012)

A Palestinian family living in the north of Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Internal conflicts explode between the family - secrets are revealed and lies are unmasked. The battles between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiam Abbass
CAST:  Ashraf Barhom  •  Hafsia Herzi  •  Tom Payne  •  Hiam Abbass

A Palestinian family living in the north of Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Internal conflicts explode between the family - secrets are revealed and lies are unmasked. The battles between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiam Abbass
CAST:  Ashraf Barhom  •  Hafsia Herzi  •  Tom Payne  •  Hiam Abbass

Love Life (2007)

A married young academic falls under the sexual thrall of a much older man whose air of jaded ennui conceals a secret desire for vengeance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Schrader
CAST:  Netta Garti  •  Rade Šerbedžija  •  Tovah Feldshuh  •  Stephen Singer

A married young academic falls under the sexual thrall of a much older man whose air of jaded ennui conceals a secret desire for vengeance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Schrader
CAST:  Netta Garti  •  Rade Šerbedžija  •  Tovah Feldshuh  •  Stephen Singer

Forgiveness (2006)

On April 9, 1948, a Jewish militia entered the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and killed over 100 villagers. Soon after, a mental hospital was built on the ruins. The first patients to be committed were Holocaust survivors. A legend says that to this day, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Udi Aloni
CAST:  Itay Tiran  •  Clara Khoury  •  Moni Moshonov  •  Makram J. Khoury

On April 9, 1948, a Jewish militia entered the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and killed over 100 villagers. Soon after, a mental hospital was built on the ruins. The first patients to be committed were Holocaust survivors. A legend says that to this day, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Udi Aloni
CAST:  Itay Tiran  •  Clara Khoury  •  Moni Moshonov  •  Makram J. Khoury

Rana's Wedding (2003)

A Palestinian girl of 17 who wants to get married to the man of her own choosing. Rana wakes up one morning to an ultimatum delivered by her father: she must either choose a husband from a preselected list of men, or she must leave Palestine for Egypt with her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hany Abu-Assad
CAST:  Khalifa Natour  •  Clara Khoury  •  Ismael Dabbag  •  Walid Abed Elsalam

A Palestinian girl of 17 who wants to get married to the man of her own choosing. Rana wakes up one morning to an ultimatum delivered by her father: she must either choose a husband from a preselected list of men, or she must leave Palestine for Egypt with her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hany Abu-Assad
CAST:  Khalifa Natour  •  Clara Khoury  •  Ismael Dabbag  •  Walid Abed Elsalam

Body of Lies (2008)

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The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Russell Crowe  •  Mark Strong  •  Ali Suliman

The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Russell Crowe  •  Mark Strong  •  Ali Suliman

Maktub (2004)

The body of a middle aged woman is discovered and a promising young police officer is assigned to this case. His name is Ataf and he is of Druze origin - a small sect of people whose religion is secret and who hold a firm belief in reincarnation. Through the course ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Ayelet Zurer  •  Danny Steg  •  Yousef Sweid  •  Clara Khoury

The body of a middle aged woman is discovered and a promising young police officer is assigned to this case. His name is Ataf and he is of Druze origin - a small sect of people whose religion is secret and who hold a firm belief in reincarnation. Through the course ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Ayelet Zurer  •  Danny Steg  •  Yousef Sweid  •  Clara Khoury

Amsterdam to Anatolia (2019)

This short film follows the forbidden encounter of two star-crossed lovers, an Arab man and a woman of Anatolian origin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Youssef
CAST:  Adam Bakri  •  Clara Khoury

This short film follows the forbidden encounter of two star-crossed lovers, an Arab man and a woman of Anatolian origin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Youssef
CAST:  Adam Bakri  •  Clara Khoury

Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf (2019)

A teenager in Arkansas searches for identity in the headscarf and a motorcycle in the aftermath of her father's imprisonment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Youssef
CAST:  Veracity Butcher  •  Dominic Rains  •  Clara Khoury

A teenager in Arkansas searches for identity in the headscarf and a motorcycle in the aftermath of her father's imprisonment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Youssef
CAST:  Veracity Butcher  •  Dominic Rains  •  Clara Khoury

A Letter to a Friend in Gaza (2018)

Gitai pays homage to Albert Camus and explores the return to Palestinian villages while interjecting texts by Izhar Smilansky, Emile Habibi, Mahmoud Darwish, and Amira Hass.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amos Gitai
CAST:  Makram J. Khoury  •  Clara Khoury  •  Hilla Vidor  •  Amos Gitai

Gitai pays homage to Albert Camus and explores the return to Palestinian villages while interjecting texts by Izhar Smilansky, Emile Habibi, Mahmoud Darwish, and Amira Hass.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amos Gitai
CAST:  Makram J. Khoury  •  Clara Khoury  •  Hilla Vidor  •  Amos Gitai

Laila in Haifa (2021)

The film was shot entirely in a nightclub, with an adjoining contemporary art gallery, whose customers are both Israelis and Palestinians, in one of Israel’s most open cities, Haifa. A long night in a place where the most diverse people meet: Jews, Muslims, gays, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amos Gitai
CAST:  Maria Zreik  •  Naama Preis  •  Tsahi Halevi  •  Makram J. Khoury

The film was shot entirely in a nightclub, with an adjoining contemporary art gallery, whose customers are both Israelis and Palestinians, in one of Israel’s most open cities, Haifa. A long night in a place where the most diverse people meet: Jews, Muslims, gays, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amos Gitai
CAST:  Maria Zreik  •  Naama Preis  •  Tsahi Halevi  •  Makram J. Khoury