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Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
After the sudden death of her husband, Nawal is struggling to cope with the upheaval in her life. However, her pain is soon compounded by the possibility of losing her home to her brother-in-law. Desperate to keep her home and provide a stable life for her daughter, Nawal resorts to deception by faking a pregnancy. But as time passes, the lie becomes harder to sustain and Nawal faces a difficult choice. With only three weeks to find a solution, Nawal embarks on a journey that challenges her fears, beliefs, and morality, as she fights to secure her rightful inheritance and protect her daughter’s future.
Cast
Mouna Hawa, Haitham Omari, Yumna Marwan, Salwa Nakkara, Mohammad Al Jizawi, Eslam Al-Awadi, Celina Rabab'aCrew
Screenwriters: Amjad Al-Rasheed, Rula Nasser, and Delphine Agut
DOP: Kanamé Onoyama (AFC)
Editor: Ahmed Hafez
Composer: Jerry Lane
Production Company(ies):
The Imaginarium Films Bayt Al Shawareb Georges Films
Producer(s):
Rula Nasser, Aseel Abu Ayyash
Cannes Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, France (World Premiere)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
BFI London Film Festival, UK
Sydney Film Festival, Australia
World Cinema Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hamburg Film Festival, Germany
New Zealand International Film Festival, New Zealand
Rotterdam Arab Film Festival, Netherlands
Paysages de Cineastes Festival, France
Mystic Film Festival, US
Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudi Arabia
Camerimage Film Festival, Poland
AFI Fest, US
Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden
Mill Valley Film Festival, US
Ghent Film Festival, Belgium
Busan International Film Festival, South Korea
Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil
Mumbai Film Festival, India
Montclair Film Festival, US
Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Australia
Golden Rooster Awards, China
Chennai International Film Festival, India
Around the World in 14 Films, Germany
Palm Springs International Film Festival, US
International Film Festival of Kerala, India
Bengaluru International Film Festival, India
Beirut International Women Film Festival, Lebanon
Malmö Arab Film Festival, Sweden
Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland
Arab Film Days Film Festival, Norway
Baghdad Film Festival, Iraq
Houston Palestine Film Festival, US
The Septimius Awards, Netherlands
Muslim International Film Festival, UK
Amman International Film Festival, Jordan
Gan Foundation Award and the Rail d'Or Award for Best Feature Film at the Cannes Film Festival
Director’s Debut Award at the Camerimage Film Festival
Best Actress at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Best Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards
Best Performance at the Asia Pacific Awards
Best Screenplay for a Narrative Feature Award at the Mystic Film Festival
Best Actress and a Jury Award at the Rotterdam Arab Film Festival
Women’s Jury Award and Grand Jury Award at the Paysages de Cineastes Festival
Best Actress at the Red Sea International Film Festival
Best First Film at the Bengaluru International Film Festival
Best Feature Fiction at the Beirut International Women's Film Festival
Critics’ Choice Award, Fribourg International Film Festival
Special Jury Prize, Baghdad Film Festival
Best Actress and Best Cinematography at the Arab Cinema Center’s Critics’ Awards
Best Narrative Feature Award at the Muslim International Film Festival
Audience Award at the Amman International Film Festival
