Mouna Hawa
Nawal
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.
Homepage | https://greenwichentertainment.com/film/inshallah-a-boy/ |
---|---|
Release Date | 2024-01-12 |
Runtime | 1h 53m |
Directors | Amjad Al Rasheed, Kanamé Onoyama, Majd Baghdadi, Leen Hamarneh, Azza Hourani |
Producers | Rula Nasser, Raphaël Alexandre, Aseel Abu Ayyash, Maher Diab, Shahinaz Elakkad, Alaa Karkouti, Nicolas Leprêtre, Yousef Abd Alnabi |
Writers | Delphine Agut, Rula Nasser, Amjad Al Rasheed |
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.
— Lachlan Thiele