Jack (Ayman Samman) is a gifted crisis negotiator - and at the same
time, he really seems to have reached the end of the line, drowning his
sorrows in alcohol and actively thinking about suicide - when his
colleague Nola (Rasha Mohamed) calls upon him to talk a potential
"jumper", M.J. (Mico Saad), off the ledge of a high rise. Nola
insists he's the best man for the job, as he, as M.J., has roots in the
Middle East - even if Jack feels totally out of touch with his
roots. Once at the scene, Jack finds M.J. to be a difficult case, a guy
who is being forced into a marriage before he's ready, and thus he starts
to question his sexuality - but eventually, Jack sees more in M.J. than at
first meets the eye ... Jumper is a very compelling
little drama that really goes deeper and is more universal than it may
seem at first glance, which is achieved by cleverly not spelling
everything out and spoon-feeding the audience but packing plenty of
subtext between the lines, for the viewers to find out for themselves. And
of course, a directorial effort that's subtle on one hand but doesn't shy
away from associative interludes, and a solid cast really help to make
this a very satisfying experience.
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