2018• Drama •01h35
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.
Director: Gaya Jiji
Casting: Manal Issa, Ula Tabari, Souraya Baghdadi
Language: Arabic
Subtitles: French, English, Spanish
Release date: 18/07/2018
Cannes 2018 Un Certain Regard, Athens IFF 2018, Film Fest Gent 2018, Arab FF 2018 San Francisco & Los Angeles - Best Narrative Competition, São Paulo IFF 2018, Göteborg FF 2019