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Al-Sit

Al-Sit

Suzannah Mirghani // Qatar, Sudan // 2020 // 20:00 min

Childhood, Coming of Age, Human Rights, Old age

Synopsis:
In a Sudanese cotton village, 15-year-old Nafisa has a crush on Babiker. Alas, her parents have arranged for her to marry Nadir, a young Sudanese businessman who lives abroad. Nafisa's grandmother Al-Sit, the town's powerful matriarch, has her own plans for Nafisa's future. But can Nafisa decide for herself?

The film was shown in the following programs:

IC 07 Embracing your Instinct
(interfilm 2021 Prog)