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Completed - ARABIC - First film, Drama - 95 minutes

Log Line

Damascus, Spring 2011. It's the early stages of the revolution. 25-year-old Nahla is torn between her desire for freedom and the hope of leaving the country thanks to her arranged marriage with Samir, a Syrian expatriate in the USA. When he chooses her younger, more docile sister Myriam, Nahla finds

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2018 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2018 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Gaya JIJI
Cast : Manal ISSA, Ula TABARI, Souraya BAGHDADI

Producer(s) : Laurent LAVOLÉ (Gloria Films Production)

Synopsis

Damascus, Spring 2011. It's the early stages of the revolution. 25-year-old Nahla is torn between her desire for freedom and the hope of leaving the country thanks to her arranged marriage with Samir, a Syrian expatriate in the USA. When he chooses her younger, more docile sister Myriam, Nahla finds refuge at her neighbor's, the mysterious Ms Jiji.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE, GERMANY, TURKEY

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Festivals and Awards

Prix Lumières 2018
Festival de Cannes 2018 Un Certain Regard


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