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Inshallah a Boy

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A widow pretends to be pregnant with a son in order to save her daughter and home from a relative exploiting Jordan's patriarchal inheritance laws. This thriller from the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival is Jordan's Official Entry for Best International Film at the Academy Awards.
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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 02/01/2024
This is a very powerful film. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates RogerEbert.com 01/12/2024
3.5/4
Its world is so well built out and Palestinian actress Mouna Hawa’s lead performance is so absorbing, the final result is a mesmerizing piece of personal, yet political filmmaking. Go to Full Review Lisa Kennedy New York Times 01/11/2024
Hawa, a Palestinian actress, is commanding as a woman whose future and faith are buffeted by her narrowing options. Go to Full Review Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl 03/12/2024
7/10
Mouna Hawa’s performance holds this film together, and if there were any justice in the world, she’d be nominated for an Oscar this spring... Go to Full Review Q.V. Hough Vague Visages 02/09/2024
“Al Rasheed’s feature directorial debut succeeds through its cultural specificities, enlightening cinematography and authentic performances.” Go to Full Review Paz O'Farrell ScreenAnarchy 01/16/2024
The point is that Inshallah A Boy does not take a didactic or unitone stance about female relationships or domestic spaces, instead showing their range and complexity as they interact. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/02/2024 Mouna Hawa....what a talent, gripping performance from beginning to end. My introduction to Jordanian cinema off to a good start See more Jose M 03/15/2024 LOVEDDD IT IT WAS SO GOOD VERY FUNNY See more simon s 03/15/2024 Very non liner movie another piss of job overrated movie See more Ahmad S 02/13/2024 nice story when suddenly everything is fixed at once and we should not loose hope See more Nate C 01/15/2024 Not bad at all........ See more Read all reviews
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Amjad Al Rasheed

Director

Mouna Hawa

Nawal

Haitham Alomari

Rifqi

Yumna Marwan

Lauren

Salwa Nakkara

Souad

Mohammed Al Jizawi

Ahmad

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Synopsis A widow pretends to be pregnant with a son in order to save her daughter and home from a relative exploiting Jordan's patriarchal inheritance laws. This thriller from the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival is Jordan's Official Entry for Best International Film at the Academy Awards.
Director
Amjad Al Rasheed
Producer
Rula Nasser, Yousef Abed Alnabi, Aseel Abu Ayyash
Screenwriter
Amjad Al Rasheed, Rula Nasser, Delphine Agut
Distributor
Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co
The Imaginarium
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 12, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 12, 2024
Runtime
1h 53m
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