Nezouh
Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο-Συρία-Γαλλία-Κατάρ / UK-Syria-France-Qatar, 103′, 2022
age recommendation: 14+
14-year-old Zeina and her family are the last to have stayed in their besieged hometown of Damascus in Syria. A missile rips a giant hole in their home, exposing them to the outside world. When a rope is mysteriously lowered into the hole, Zeina gets her first taste of freedom, and an unimaginable world of possibility opens up for her. As the violence outside escalates, the family is pressured to evacuate, but Mutaz, her father is adamant that they stay, refusing to flee to the uncertain life of a refugee. Faced with a life-or-death dilemma, Zeina and Hala, her mother, must make the choice whether to stay or leave.
Soudade Kaadan
She is a Syrian director, born in France in 1979, based in London. She studied theater criticism in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria and filmmaking at Saint Joseph University (IESAV) Lebanon. Her first feature fiction film, The Day I Lost my Shadow, was awarded the Lion of The Future for best debut at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, and the jury prize for directing at the LA Film Festival, and screened at various festivals including TIFF, BFI London, Busan and IFFR. Her short film Aziza won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 2019.
Cast & Crew
- direction: Soudade Kaadan
- screenplay: Soudade Kaadan
- cinematography: Helene Louvart, Burrak Kanbir
- editing: Soudade Kaadan, Nelly Quettier
- music: Rob Lane, Rob Manning
- sound: Thomas Robert, Paul Davies
- cast: Hala Zein, Kinda Alloush, Samir al-Masri, Nizar Alani, Darina Al Joundi, Nabil Abousalih, Samer Seyyid Ali
- producer: Yu-Fai Suen, Soudade Kaadan, Marc Bordure
- production company: Berkeley Media Group, KAF Production, Ex Nihilo
- original language: Αραβικά / Arabic
Filmography
- Aziza (2019)
- The Day I Lost My Shadow (2018)
- Obscure (2017)
- Besieged Bread (2016)
- Damascus Roof And Tales of Paradise (2010)
- Two Cities and A Prison (2008)
English