Synopsis
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah. Areej, a pregnant young lady, loses her husband suddenly. She has lost her parents and the tradition would expect her in-laws to support her financially. But Abdullah, the brother of the deceased, does not agree: Areej's husband owed him a lot of money. He orders her to pay off the debt in question.
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- Executive Producer : Bizibi
- Foreign production company : Odd Camel Films
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- Executive Producer : Jérôme Bleitrach
- Screenwriter : Ahd Kamel
- Director of Photography : Tristan Tortuyaux
- Music Composer : Jónsi & Alex (Groupe)
- Assistant director : Farah Assaf
- Editor : Léa Masson
- Sound Recordist : Marc-Olivier Brullé
- Costume designer : Bashar Assaf
- Foreign producer : Ahd Kamel
- Production Manager : Silvio Saadé
- Sound Editor : Laurent Blahay
- Production Designer : Mike Kahi
- Sound Mixer : Jonathan Goc
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Femininity, Traditions, Religion
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, United States
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, United States)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 35 min 34 seconds
- Visa number : 131.491
- Visa issue date : 30/11/2012
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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