Summaries

Upon the Arabic Spring a young woman rents a room in the neighbor's brothel where she can dream about her sexual desires and identity.

Damascus, Spring 2011. The revolution begins to rumble. Nahla is a 25 year-old woman torn between her desire for freedom and the hope of leaving the country thanks to an arranged marriage with Samir, a Syrian expatriate in the USA. But when Samir chooses her younger and meeker sister Myriam, Nahla gets closer to her new neighbor, the mysterious Mrs. Jiji, who just moved in the building to open a brothel.—Happy_Evil_Dude

Details

Keywords
  • title directed by female
  • female friendship
  • brief female full frontal nudity
  • arab spring
  • salesgirl
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Jul 17, 2018
Countries of origin Germany France Turkey
Language Arabic
Filming locations Istanbul, Turkey
Production companies Gloria Films Katuh Studio Dublin Films

Box office

Budget $1150000
Gross worldwide $45223

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 36m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

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