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

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

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