Inshallah a Boy

After the sudden death of her husband, working mother Nawal has to fight for her inheritance in order to save her daughter and home in a society where having a son would be a game changer.

Keywords

  • Cannes: La Semaine de la Critique
  • Festival de Cannes
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  • middle east
  • parenthood

Actors

  • Mouna Hawa
  • Haitham Omari
  • Yumna Marwan
  • Salwa Nakkara
  • Mohammad Al Jizawi

Director

  • Amjad Al Rasheed

Drama

1h 53min

-12

AR

NL

FR

France
Jordan
2024
A widow pretends to be expecting a son to protect her daughter and her home from the claims of a relative.

A widow pretends to be expecting a son to protect her daughter and her home from the claims of a relative.


After the sudden death of her husband, working mother Nawal has to fight for her inheritance in order to save her daughter and home in a society where having a son would be a game changer.

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