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A career-focused journalist crosses paths with Noura, a good-hearted young woman who suffers from societal pressures and issues. As Mahmoud tries to save her from going down a path of sin, he learns the story of her family and her struggle to provide for her ill sister.
Acting
Nelly's performance carries devastating silent dignity.
Direction
Zulfiqar frames Cairo's class divide like a wound.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes 'respectability' brilliantly.

Director
Mahmoud Zulfiqar
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