InshAllah a Boy
Spring Grants 2021 - Development Stage
Amjad Al Rasheed / Feature Narrative / Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, France / 2023 / 113 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama
Synopsis
After the sudden death of her husband, Nawal is struggling to cope with the upheaval in her life. However, her pain is soon compounded by the possibility of losing her home to her brother-in-law.
Desperate to keep her home and provide a stable life for her daughter, Nawal resorts to deception by faking a pregnancy. But as time passes, the lie becomes harder to sustain and Nawal faces a difficult choice.
With only three weeks to find a solution, Nawal embarks on a journey that challenges her fears, beliefs, and morality, as she fights to secure her rightful inheritance and protect her daughter’s future.
Credits
- Director
- Amjad Al Rasheed
- Screenwriter
- Amjad Al Rasheed, Rula Nasser, and Delphine Agut
- Producer
- Rula Nasser, Aseel Abu Ayyash
- Production Company
- The Imaginarium Films, Bayt Al shawareb, Georges Films
- Production Company
- Imaginarium Films
About the Director
A Jordanian director and writer born in 1985, Amjad Al-Rasheed holds an MFA in Cinematic Arts with a concentration on Directing and Editing. He began working as a director, writer, and producer on music videos, short films, and feature films in 2005. He was also chosen to attend the Talent Campus during the 57th Berlinale in 2007, after which he directed five short films that were nominated and received awards at numerous Arab and international film festivals. Then, in 2013, he directed the popular Jordanian comedy series THE Rania SHOW. And in 2015, he won the very selective Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for his short fiction film THE PARROT. Finally, in 2016, he was selected by “Screen International” as one of five “Arab Stars of Tomorrow”.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Iva Radivojević
- Company:
- Ivaasks Films LLC
- Email:
- alephthefilm@gmail.com
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Main Contact
Rula Nasser
- Company:
- The Imaginarium Films
- Phone:
- +962962795520056
- Email:
- rula.nasser@gmail.com