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Trapped inside her house in a city under siege, Oum Yazan, mother of three, turns her flat into a safe harbor for her family and neighbors, trying to protect them from the war outside. When bombs threaten to destroy the building, when snipers turn the courtyards into deadly zones, and burglars break...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Film Movement (Firm) (Distributor)
Kanopy (Firm) (Distributor)
Other Authors: Van Leeuw, Philippe (Film director)
Abou Abboud, Diamand (Actor)
Abbass, Hiam (Actor)
Navis, Juliette, 1980- (Actor)
Abbas, Mohsen (Actor)
Language:Arabic
Language and/or Writing System:
In English
Published: [place of publication not identified] : Film Movement, 2017.
2017.
Series:Kanopy films.
Subjects:
Families.
Foreign films.
Drama.
Motion pictures.
Middle East.
Feature films.
Genre:
Feature films.
Online Access:
Connect to: A Kanopy streaming video - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Connect to: Cover Image - MSU authorized users
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (86 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
Trapped inside her house in a city under siege, Oum Yazan, mother of three, turns her flat into a safe harbor for her family and neighbors, trying to protect them from the war outside. When bombs threaten to destroy the building, when snipers turn the courtyards into deadly zones, and burglars break in to claim their dreadful bounties, maintaining the thin balance of routine inside the walls becomes a matter of life and death. Winner of the Panorama Audience and the Label Europa Cinemas Award at the **Berlin International Film Festival.** Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival.** *"Gripping from start to finish...A chilling, fast-moving study of a Syrian household under siege." - Deborah Young, **Variety***
Note:Title from title frames.
Film
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Participant or Performer:
Diamand Abou Abboud, Hiam Abbass, Juliette Navis, Mohsen Abbas