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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.
Original Release
07/18/2018
US Release
05/14/2021
Cast
Name | Character |
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Manal Issa | Nahla |
Thuraya Baghdadi | Salwa / Nahla's mother |
Ula Tabari | Madame Jiji |
Mariah Tannoury | Myriam / Nahla's sister |
Saad Lostan | Samir / Myriam's groom-to-be |
Gaya Jiji | Manal / Nahla's workmate |
Amani Ibrahim | Shirin / prostitute |
Wissam Fares | Salem / Shirin's client |
Nathalie Issa | Line / Nahla's sister |
Rand Raslan | Samar / prostitute |
Directors
Writers
Gaya Jiji, Zoé Galeron, Eiji Yamazaki
Cast
Name | Character |
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Manal Issa | Nahla |
Thuraya Baghdadi | Salwa / Nahla's mother |
Ula Tabari | Madame Jiji |
Mariah Tannoury | Myriam / Nahla's sister |
Saad Lostan | Samir / Myriam's groom-to-be |
Gaya Jiji | Manal / Nahla's workmate |
Amani Ibrahim | Shirin / prostitute |
Wissam Fares | Salem / Shirin's client |
Nathalie Issa | Line / Nahla's sister |
Rand Raslan | Samar / prostitute |
Hala Sayasne | Zahra |
Eiji Yamazaki | A client |
Metin Akdülger |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Vanessa Ciszewski | Producer |
David Hurst | Producer |
Laurent Lavolé | Producer |
Eiji Yamazaki | Producer |
Asli Erdem | Producer |
Nadir Operli | Producer |