Inshallah a Boy

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Inshallah a Boy

2024

1h 53m

Drama

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A widow pretends to be pregnant with a son in order to save her daughter and home from a relative exploiting Jordan's patriarchal inheritance laws. This thriller from the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival is Jordan's Official Entry for Best International Film at the Academy Awards.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

02/01/2024

This is a very powerful film.

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Marya E. Gates

RogerEbert.com

01/12/2024

3.5/4

Its world is so well built out and Palestinian actress Mouna Hawa’s lead performance is so absorbing, the final result is a mesmerizing piece of personal, yet political filmmaking.

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Lisa Kennedy

New York Times

01/11/2024

Hawa, a Palestinian actress, is commanding as a woman whose future and faith are buffeted by her narrowing options.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

03/12/2024

7/10

Mouna Hawa’s performance holds this film together, and if there were any justice in the world, she’d be nominated for an Oscar this spring...

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

02/09/2024

“Al Rasheed’s feature directorial debut succeeds through its cultural specificities, enlightening cinematography and authentic performances.”

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Paz O'Farrell

ScreenAnarchy

01/16/2024

The point is that Inshallah A Boy does not take a didactic or unitone stance about female relationships or domestic spaces, instead showing their range and complexity as they interact.

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David A

@RT30926215 Mar 21

Excellent acting and pacing as well as the subject matter and story arc make this a powerful, sensitive, and important examination of the challenges facing women in modern Jordanian society.

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Nate C

@Nate123 01/15/2024

Not bad at all........

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A widow pretends to be pregnant with a son in order to save her daughter and home from a relative exploiting Jordan's patriarchal inheritance laws. This thriller from the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival is Jordan's Official Entry for Best International Film at the Academy Awards.

Director: Amjad Al Rasheed
Producer: Rula Nasser, Yousef Abed Alnabi, Aseel Abu Ayyash
Screenwriter: Amjad Al Rasheed, Rula Nasser, Delphine Agut
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: The Imaginarium
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2024
Runtime: 1h 53m