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Israeli film wins grand prize at Stony Brook festival

"For My Father," an Israeli movie about a Palestinian on a suicide mission and a Jewish girl he befriends, won the grand prize at the Stony Brook Film Festival on Saturday night.

The subtitled Hebrew and Arabic film won over two festival favorites: "Like Dandelion Dust," starring Mira Sorvino, the audience choice winner making its New York debut, and "Tickling Leo," the world premiere jury...

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