Souad

Drama, Germany/Egypt 2021

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Zagazig, a small city on the Nile Delta in Egypt. Today. Souad, 19-year-old young woman, leads a double life. While remaining conservative and veiled among her family and society, Souad is obsessed with her image on social media, and goes in several secret virtual relationships with men. She constantly lies about her personal life, projecting wishfully images of a different desired life. Her ambitions are slowly crushed by the invasion of her true reality. A series of small incidents lead to a tragic event, that makes Rabab, her 13-year-old little sister, embark on a real-life journey looking for answers.
102 min
HD
Starting at 12
Audio language:
Arabic
Subtitles:
EnglishFrench

Awards

Festival de Cannes 2020 Official Selection
Tribeca Film Festival 2021 Winner - Best Actress - International Narrative

More information

Director:

Ayten Amin

Editor:

Khaled Moeit

Cast:

Bassant Ahmed (Souad)

Basmala el Ghaiesh (Rabab)

Hussein Ghanem (Ahmed)

Hagar Mahmoud (Wessam)

Sarah Shedid (Amira)

Carol Ackad (Yara)

Mona Elnamoury (The Mother)

Islam Shalaby (The Father)

Nayira Al-Dahshoury (The Aunt)

Original title:

سعاد

Original language:

Arabic

Further titles:

Souad

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 12

Audio language:

Arabic

Subtitles:

EnglishFrench