Daughters of Abdul Rahman

DIRECTOR

Zaid Abu Hamdan

RUN TIME

112 Minutes

LANGUAGE

Arabic

YEAR

2021

Country

Jordan, USA, Qatar

English Subtitles

Yes

Genre

Drama, Feature

Cast

Saba Mubarak, Hanan Hillo, Farah Bsaiso, Mariam Basha

Synopsis

Zeinab, a single, middle-aged seamstress, lives a dreary existence in a suffocating Amman neighbourhood. After her father mysteriously disappears, her sisters, all with their own problems, return home to help find their father, all under the prying eyes and accusatory utterances of their pesky neighbours.

An insightful look into the sometimes difficult lives of being an Arab women, and battling society’s mores.

Melbourne Screening:
Saturday, 15 October – 6.30pm – HOYTS Melbourne Central HOYTS Melbourne Central

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