A film highlighting the issue of street children and the marginalized social class living under the pressure of economic conditions in a shanty district. Nahid escapes from her stepfather’s harassment only to become a victim of a horrible rape incident. She then becomes a dancer.
Acting
Somaya El Khashab carries impossible weight in every silence.
Direction
Youssef refuses to aestheticize poverty—it's confrontational, necessary.
Writing
No redemption arcs, just brutal authenticity.
Director
Khaled Youssef
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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