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Concrete Valley

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Rashid (Hussam Douhna), a doctor from Syria, struggles to adjust to his life in Canada after five years in Toronto's Thorncliffe Park with his wife Farah (Amani Ibrahim) and son Ammar (Abdullah Nadaf). He tries to hold on to his old identity by working as an unlicensed doctor for his neighbors. While Farah becomes more involved in their local community, tensions between her and Rashid begin to take their toll on their fragile marriage. Concrete Valley mixes fact and fiction in this intimate snapshot of Toronto's Thorncliffe Park, and the domestic realities of its residents.

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Mark Hanson Slant Magazine The characters’ struggles are filtered through Antoine Bourges’s signature aesthetic of exactingly sparse visual compositions that imbue a subtle poeticism into the day-to-day reality of people simply trying to make ends meet. Rated: 3.5/4 Feb 16, 2024 Full Review Barry Hertz Globe and Mail The result is rather thrilling, with Bourges, his co-writer Teyama Alkamli and his cast building a different kind of cinematic storytelling right before our eyes. Jul 19, 2023 Full Review Shelagh Rowan-Legg ScreenAnarchy Concrete Valley asks it audience to take time with the characters, the space they occupy, and their thoughts and emotions that are freely floating in this in-between existence, between who they were, and who they will be allowed to become. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 23, 2024 Full Review Chris Knight Original Cin Straddling the line between drama and documentary, it's a story of people in search of a spiritual refuge, a loving, lovely portrait of a corner of the city that, unless you live there, is probably a blank spot on your map or a region you drive through. Rated: B-plus Jul 21, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Antoine Bourges

Director

Hussam Douhna

Rashid

Amani Ibrahim

Farah

Abdullah Nadaf

Ammar

Limar Aswad

Marwa

Orwa Aswad

Picnic Dad
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Synopsis Rashid (Hussam Douhna), a doctor from Syria, struggles to adjust to his life in Canada after five years in Toronto's Thorncliffe Park with his wife Farah (Amani Ibrahim) and son Ammar (Abdullah Nadaf). He tries to hold on to his old identity by working as an unlicensed doctor for his neighbors. While Farah becomes more involved in their local community, tensions between her and Rashid begin to take their toll on their fragile marriage. Concrete Valley mixes fact and fiction in this intimate snapshot of Toronto's Thorncliffe Park, and the domestic realities of its residents.
Director
Antoine Bourges
Producer
Shehrezade Mian
Screenwriter
Antoine Bourges, Teyama Alkamli
Production Co
General Use, Markhor Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 30m