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Wada'

2015 · 28 min

A quiet, heavy ache of helplessness as distant war seeps into an ordinary life and fractures a family's sense of safety.

Overview
A close relative has disappeared in the Syrian war region. Ibrahim, an instrument maker and family man enters a struggle with his feelings of responsibility towards his family back home. The war is thousands of kilo-meters away and yet destroys everything.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • war
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Khaled Mzher
Starring
Hani Al-Shami, Ahmad Faraj, Inaam Al Battat
Runtime
28 min
Languages
Arabic

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