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Yearning to watch 'The Milky Way' on your TV or mobile device at home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Ali Nasser-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Milky Way' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Milky Way' right now, here are some specifics about the drama flick.

Released January 1st, 1997, 'The Milky Way' stars Suhel Haddad, Salim Daw, Makram J. Khoury, Amal Murkus The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "1964, a village in Galilee. The Mukhtar collaborates with Israeli military rule. Someone is forging work permits, and the Mukhtar's son and a steady metalsmith, Mahmud, want to marry the same woman. These story lines cross when the village teacher is arrested and jailed for the forgeries, with the Mukhtar's approval. Mahmoud discovers who the real forger is and goes to the Mukhtar, whose son assumes Mahmud has come to denounce him. He sets off to burn down Mahmoud's house; tragedy follows. At Mahmud's side through his troubles is Mabruq, the village fool who, like others, particularly a young woman named Jamilah, still suffers from witnessing horrors in the 1948 war." .

'The Milky Way' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on January 1st, 1997