Director: Soudade Kaadan
Cast: Hala Zein, Nizar Alani, Kinda Alloush, Samir Al Masri
Run Time: 130mins
Rating: PG (Some Coarse Language)
Language: Arabic (with English subtitles)

Screening Details: 25 Nov 2022, 7.00pm, FG Kallang Hall 2

Synopsis
Nezouh translates as ‘the displacement of water, soul and people’—a perfect description for the family in war-torn Syria depicted in the film. Damascus-based parents Mutaz and Hala, and their daughter Zeina, are facing the dilemma of either staying in their homeland where they risk death, or fleeing the war and in turn uprooting their lives completely.
As we see the trio’s relationships strain, the family drama also exposes the fragility of the male ego and empathises with the teenage desire for freedom and imagination. Nezouh is a powerful commentary on the polarities and complexities of becoming a refugee. Though fictional, this story represents the lived realities of millions of people all over the world.

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