Co-writer Dina Amer—in her directorial debut—helms this story about two young Arab sisters (played by real sisters Lorenza and Ilonna Grimaudo) living with their neglectful.
DUBAI: “To be honest, I never thought this film would be screened in Saudi Arabia,” admits the Egyptian-American filmmaker Dina Amer. “For this film, which deals with Islamic radicalization, to be seen and embraced in Saudi Arabia at its first film festival in my lifetime almost felt unbelievable. I felt like I was witnessing this cultural opening in Saudi Arabia and it makes