A discontented Muslim housewife struggles to keep up appearances while hosting her daughter's engagement party, as her private turmoil threatens to unravel.
beat sheet
The film intimately portrays the wife's internal conflict, revealing how she hides her unhappiness through a private routine of solitary activities like listening to language tapes and discreetly drinking vodka.
Filmmaker Zayn Alexandre masterfully sets the mood, with a cold, muted color palette that puts the viewer directly in the wife's shoes, experiencing her every roiling emotion and struggle to maintain composure.
call sheet
Zayn Alexandre, Ghada Basma, Becky, Saint Rose, Saint Rose
A discontented Muslim housewife struggles to keep up appearances while hosting her daughter's engagement party, as her private turmoil threatens to unravel.
beat sheet
The film intimately portrays the wife's internal conflict, revealing how she hides her unhappiness through a private routine of solitary activities like listening to language tapes and discreetly drinking vodka.
Filmmaker Zayn Alexandre masterfully sets the mood, with a cold, muted color palette that puts the viewer directly in the wife's shoes, experiencing her every roiling emotion and struggle to maintain composure.
call sheet
Zayn Alexandre, Ghada Basma, Becky, Saint Rose, Saint Rose