Daughters of Abdul-Rahman (Banat Abdul-Rahman)
Nominated for the AFFZ Film Award
Zainab, an aging spinster and seamstress, is stuck minding her father, who is becoming senile. One day, he goes missing, so she calls her three estranged sisters to help her find him. Their reunion triggers old enmities and the sisters’ mutual search for their elusive father becomes a trial by fire for his daughters.
A bittersweet group portrait of four women representing different facets of Jordanian society.
Genre
Fiction
Countries
Jordan / Egypt / USA
Language
Arabic
Subtitles: German
Year
2021
Show Times
Thu, 17.11.2022 – 18:00
Sun, 20.11.2022 – 15:00
Running Time
118'
Director
Zaid Abu Hamdan
Zaid Abu Hamdan, born 1982 in Amman, studied at the New York Film Academy and the Lebanese American University. Daughters of Abdul-Rahman is his first feature.
Screenplay
Zaid Abu Hamdan
Cinematography
Ahmad Jalboush
Music
Masis Mardirossian
Editor
Dina Farouk
Cast
Saba Mubarak
Hanan Hillo
Farah Basiso
Miriam Basha
Hanan Hillo
Farah Basiso
Miriam Basha