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    AMAL

    Directed by Jawad Rhalib
    Belgium/France | 107 minutes | U.S. Premiere | World Cinema Now

  

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A Brussels literature instructor tries to inculcate a love of reading and freedom of expression as well as a sense of cohesion among her diverse class, but some of the students come from a fundamentalist background.

film details

Director: Jawad Rhalib
Producers: Geneviève Lemal
Screenwriter: Jawad Rhalib, David Lambert, Chloé Léonil
Cinematographers: Lisa Willame
Editor: Nicolas Rumpl
Cast: Lubna Azabal, Johan Heldenbergh, Fabrizio Rongione, Babetida Sadjo, Kenza Benbouchta, Medhy Kachachi, Ethelle Gonzalez, Catherine Salée
Country: Belgium/France
Language: In French and Arabic with English subtitles
Year: 2023
Running Time: 107 minutes
Premiere Status: U.S. Premiere
Primary Company: Bendita Films

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