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Jinn

2018 · 92 min

A tender, thoughtful coming-of-age story that balances warmth and introspection as it explores faith, desire, and family bonds.

Tagline
Love is boundless
Overview
Summer is a carefree teenage girl whose world is turned upside down when her mother abruptly converts to Islam and becomes a different person. At first resistant to the faith, she begins to reevaluate her identity after becoming attracted to a Muslim classmate, crossing the thin line between physical desire and piety.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • faith
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Nijla Mu'min
Written by
Nijla Mu'min
Starring
Zoë Renee, Simone Missick, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Dorian Missick, Hisham Tawfiq, Kelly Jenrette, Ashlei Foushee, Damien D. Smith
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Arabic, English

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