113 min
6.5
2024
Saudi Arabia
A widow pretends to be pregnant with a son in order to save her daughter and home from a relative exploiting Jordan’s patriarchal inheritance laws. This thriller from the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival is Jordan’s Official Entry for Best International Film at the Academy Awards.
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Lachlan Thiele wrote:INT. JORDANIAN CANNES DEBUT - DAY
Excellent film about perseverance, overcoming social and religious obstacles for family.
On another note:
Makes me want to go home and hug my mum. Because she’d fight her heart out as well.
FADE OUT.
