Winona Ryder and Sa?d Taghmaoui (“Three Kings”) will star in “O Jersualem” for director Elie Chouraqui (“Harrison’s Flowers”).

The film, based on the book by Domenica Lapierre and Larry Collins about the creationof the state of Israel, tells the story of a young Palestinian and his Jewish friend and the tragic events that separate them. Filming is scheduled to begin April 10 in Greece.