This month’s picks include a tense drama about a Kosovan immigrant in Germany, a thriller from Jordan and a Belarusian coming-of-age film set in the 1990s.
In Bassel Ghandour’s debut feature set in Amman, the stories of interweaving lives are told through some great performances, but lead nowhere significant
LONDON: Jordanian film “The Alleys” was released in Saudi Arabia and Jordan on Monday, after earning critical acclaim and praise following screenings at film festivals worldwide. It is showing at 21 cinemas in the Kingdom and four in Jordan. Written and directed by Bassel Ghandour, the film tells the story of a young hustler from a gossip-ridden neighborhood of East Amman, who