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Damascus, Spring 2011. It's the early stages of the civil war. 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.Read moreLess
Damascus, Spring 2011. It's the early stages of the civil war. 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.
The story
Damascus, Spring 2011. It's the early stages of the civil war. 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.
Cast & crew
Manal IssaNahla
Metin AkdülgerThe Dream Man
Ula TabariMadame Jiji
Saad LostanSamir
Wissam FaresSalem
Mariah TannouryMyriam
Nathalie IssaLine
Souraya BaghdadiSalwaExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Antoine Héberlé
- Editor
- Jeanne Oberson
- Writer
- Zoé Galeron
- Producer
- Laurent Lavolé
- Director
- Gaya Jiji
- Writer
- Gaya Jiji
- Writer
- Eiji Yamazaki