Origin: Palestine | Fiction | Director: Muayad Alayan | 20 minutes

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Lesh Sabreen? (Why Sabreen?)

Mouyad Alayan 2009 fiction 20 min.

Mouyad Alayan's short drama is set in a Palestinian neighbourhood of
Jerusalem. Lesh Sabreen? tells the story of two young lovers as they
navigate dreams and deadends in their sociallyconservative and
Israelicontrolled community. Sabreen and Ayman dream of being together.
However, Ayman will never be able to care for Sabreen in a way that her
father would approve of. Alayan's awardwinning film exposes the layers of
authority, from patriarchal social norms and taboos, to economic pressures
and military occupation, that young Palestinian Jerusalemites face daily.
Will the young lovers be able to realize their dreams in spite of these
difficulties?

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/61740306

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