Completed - ARABIC, ENGLISH-CANADA - Social issues, Drama - 90 minutes
Rashid, a doctor from Syria, struggles to adjust to his new life after five years in Toronto with his young family. He tries to hold on to his identity by working as an unlicensed doctor, but the tension that has accumulated in his marriage begins to surface.
Year of production : 2022 Director(s) : Antoine BOURGES Writer(s) : Antoine BOURGES, Teyama ALKAMLI Cast : Hussam DOUHNA, Amani IBRAHIM, Abdullah NADAF Producer(s) : Shehrezade MIAN, Antoine BOURGES
Rashid, a doctor from Syria, struggles to adjust to his life in Canada after five years in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park with his wife Farah and son Ammar. He tries to work as an unlicensed doctor for his neighbours, but when Farah becomes more involved in their local community, tensions in their fragile marriage begin to take their toll. Concrete Valley mixes fact and fiction in this intimate snapshot of Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park, and the domestic realities of its residents, by director Antoine Bourges (Fail to Appear, 2017, East Hastings Pharmacy, 2012).
Country(ies) : CANADA
Toronto - TIFF 2022 (Wavelengths)Vancouver IFF 2022RIDM Montreal 2022Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2023 Forum