The Burdened

Berlinale 2023
Panorama
Amnesty International Film Award
Berlinale 2023
2nd Audience Award
Berlinale 2023

The Burdened

A Film by Amr Gamal

2023 - Yemen/Sudan/Saudi Arabia - Drama - 1.85 - 90 min.

with Khaled Hamdan , Abeer Mohammed , Samah Alamrani & Awsam Abdulrahman

Language: Arabic
Produced by Mohsen Alkhalifi & Amr Gamal

Aden, Yemen. Isra’a and Ahmed put all their efforts offering a normal life and education to their three young children. When they find out that Isra'a is pregnant again, they have to make difficult decisions guided only by their family's interest.

In Collections:
Berlinale 2023
Panorama
Amnesty International Film Award
Berlinale 2023
2nd Audience Award
Berlinale 2023

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