The Burdened
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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
Oscars 2024: Official Yemeni Submission
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.
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