A Palestinian short film shot in Jordan is running for award at Cannes Film Festival.

 GAZA CITY, GAZA (MAY 18, 2013) (REUTERS) - Palestinian film "Condom Lead" is in the running for an award at the 2013Cannes film festival on Sunday (May 19).

The low-cost film, shot on a single day in Amman for a budget of $7,000 US dollars, is competing in the Short Films category in the prestigious French festival.

The joint Palestinian and Jordanian production was directed by twin brothers Ahmad and Mohammad Abu Nasser, often known as Tarzan and Arab, who left theGaza strip to participate in a film festival in Jordan where they stayed and directed "Condom Lead."

The writer of the film said due to the sensitivity of its storyline, they chose to film it outside of Gaza.

"We decided to produce it in Jordan because there is more liberty than here. We found a woman to act in the film. In Gaza, the government, the culture, the women will no accept this kind of movies to be filmed in the strip. It was hard to film it here because the idea is related to sex, condom and a child," explained Khalil Al-Mozian, who also heads the "Made in Palestine" production company in Amman.

The film aims to show how the war can mess the people's desires and lives, turning love into hate and betrayal.

"I wish that the film will win, because it is a beautiful film and they could produce it in a nice way. I wrote the script, the idea is so new. It is not a traditional film about sex and war. It is a new idea that was never discussed in other films," said Al-Mozian.

Algerian actress Maria Hamdi plays the leading role beside Palestinian Rashid Abdul Hamid.

"Condom Lead" was filmed in Jordan last February.