Sheffield Refugee Week: Nezouh Screening
As part of Refugee Week 2024, Modern Films, in collaboration with Reclaim The Frame, is happy to announce the screening of Nezouh, directed by Venice Film Festival award-winner Syrian director Soudade Kaadan, on Sunday 23rd June, at Showroom Workstation, Sheffield, 3pm.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Soudade Kaadan, hosted by Reclaim The Frame. The screening will feature descriptive subtitles.
Teenager Zeina and her family are the last to stay in their besieged hometown of Damascus, in Syria. When a missile rips a giant hole in their home, it unexpectedly leads Zeina to an unimaginable world of possibility. Delicately weaving lightness and magical realism among heart-breaking desolation,
Nezouh offers a powerful and moving perspective on the Syrian conflict.
“A gentler, dreamier, more upbeat film about the experience of life during conflict and the prospect of displacement”- Sight and Sound
“Between drama and fairytale, this is a magical film” – ★★★★ Les Fiches du Cinéma