Amal

DIRECTOR

Raoul Mallat

RUN TIME

6 Minutes

LANGUAGE

Arabic

YEAR

2019

Country

Lebanon, France

English Subtitles

Yes

Genre

Animation, Short

Cast

N/A

Classification

Restricted to persons aged 15 and over unless accompanied by an adult

Synopsis

Amal (“hope” in Arabic) is very young when his father is kidnapped as they cross the border between Syria and Lebanon. A worker in Beirut’s neighbourhoods, Amal spends her days waiting for news of her missing relative, waiting for her life to take a new turn.

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