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Laila runs away from her disconnected life and finds that starting over is harder than she expected.

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Benjamin Mercer Village Voice 10/18/2011
At 71 minutes, the film too schematically ratchets up the inhospitality, but its portrait of Amman -- Hushki offsets the increasingly claustrophobic domestic scenes with views of the metropolis, which Laila also now finds too Westernized -- is welcome. Go to Full Review
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10/08/2012 Interesting portrait of the clash of cultures: Islam - American, conservative Islam - secular, ... I like particularly the scene where Laila sat with her father in front of the TV. See more 11/17/2011 Great movie from Jordan - and my first. Saba Mubarak gives great portrayal of a Jordanian woman who comes back home after 14 years abroad and just cannot find a connection to the country and people once so close. Is it her who has changed or her home country? I think everyone has experienced a similar episode in his life. When the walls seem to come down on you, you just want to get out and get back home where everything is familiar and everyone is happy; what a disappointment to realize that the last resort is an illusion. Apart from this aspect of the story, I was introduced to Jordanian culture and Arabic cinema. I hope I'll get the chance to see more movies from this part of the world in the future. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Laila runs away from her disconnected life and finds that starting over is harder than she expected.
Director
Mohammed Hushki
Producer
Rula Nasser
Screenwriter
Mohammed Hushki, Ahmad Ameen, Rula Nasser
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 10m