FACTS
Genre: Family Drama
Runtime: 100 minutes
Status: Post-Production
Producers: Screen Project (JO) The Imaginarium Films (JO), Georges Films (FR), One Two Films (DE), Keplerfilm (NL), Barentsfilm (NO)
World Sales: Memento Films
SYNOPSIS
In a war-stricken village in Yemen, the owner of a women’s only petrol station, Layal (30), will do anything to keep her younger brother, Laith (12) safe from being recruited. When she asks for help from her militant sister from beyond enemy lines, Laith has an epiphany that threatens the relationship of the siblings.
DIRECTOR: Sara Ishaq
Sara Ishaq is a Yemeni-Scottish film director and screenwriter, based in Amsterdam, with a background in religion, Middle Eastern politics, and international law from the University of Edinburgh. Her debut short film, KARAMA HAS NO WALLS (2012), filmed during Yemen’s Arab Spring, earned Academy Award and BAFTA Scotland nominations. She later directed the award-winning feature documentary THE MULBERRY HOUSE (2013), which premiered at IDFA and aired on Al-Jazeera English. Sara founded Comra, a film foundation and academy, to nurture Yemen’s emerging filmmaking talent amidst the ongoing war.
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