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The Day I Lost My Shadow (Yom Adaatou Zouli)
NAME OF FILM: THE DAY I LOST MY SHADOW (YOM ADAATOU ZOULI)
DIRECTOR(S): Soudade Kaadan
STARRING: Sawsan Arshid, Reham Al Kasar, Samer Ismail, Ahmad Ali
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: In the midst of a gas crisis during the early days of the Syrian Arab Spring, a young mother takes the day off work and strays far from home with only one objective in mind: finding a working cylinder so that she may cook a meal for her son.
Cuban Dancer Carlos Acosta Biopic YULI to Open 2019 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
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46 Breakout Films Selected for 2018 Toronto International Film Festival Discovery Program
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