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AMAL
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JAWAD RHALIB
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AMAL
AMAL
JAWAD RHALIB
Country
BELGIUM
language
FRENCH
2023 year
111 Minutes

SCHEDULE

01.03.2024 / 02:30 PM/ Audi 8 PVR INOX ORION MALL
04.03.2024 / 02:30 PM/ Audi 7 PVR INOX ORION MALL

Synopsis

An idealistic and passionate literature teacher in a suburban Brussels school becomes the target of intense hostility from students and colleagues tied to Islamic extremism when she chooses to help a teenage Muslim girl accused of homosexuality.

Producer(s) or Production Company: Geneviève Lemal
Screenplay: David Lambert, Chloé Leonil, Jawad Rhalib
Director of Photography: Lisa Willame
Editor: Nicolas Rumpl
Music: N/A
Sound: François Dumont, Alek Goosse
Cast: Lubna Azabal, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salée, Kenza Benbouchta, Ethelle Gonzalez-Lardued, Johan Heldenberg, Babetida Sadjo, Mehdy Khachachi

Awards - Winner: N/A
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: Tallinn Black Nights FF (Best Actress), FF Gent (Gala Première), International Political FF of Carcassonne (Audience Award)

Director's Biography
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JAWAD RHALIB

Jawad Rhalib is known for his social and committed cinema. His realistic style centers on observation and uncompromising denunciation of the flaws and the political, economic, and religious ravages of our societies. Among his works are fictions like MADNESS, a black comedy that explores the dictatorship of the patriarchy; REBELLIOUS GIRL, which deals with the revolt of the seasonal workers against the exploitation of the landowners; and documentary features such as EL EJIDO, THE LAW OF PROFIT, THE DAMNED OF THE SEA, WHEN ARABS DANCED and FADMA: EVEN ANTS HAVE WINGS.