Locarno International Film Festival 2021 - Piazza Grande

In a claustrophobic East Amman neighborhood, where gossip and violence run rampant, Ali, a hustler who pretends to be a businessman, has a secret relationship with Lana. Their romance is kept hidden until one day Lana’s mother, Aseel, is blackmailed with a video of the young couple.

Hoping to avoid public embarrassment, Aseel discreetly convinces Abbas, a ruthless gangster, to put a stop to it… but things do not go so smoothly. Their lives start to intertwine and collide not just with each other, but with the other residents living amongst the same Alleys.

• Producer(s): Rula Nasser, Yousef Abed Alnabi
• Screenplay: Bassel Ghandour

• Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
Release date: 31 December 2021


• Production company: The Imaginarium Films
• Production date: 2021
• Country of Origin: Jordan, Qatar, Egypt
• Language: Arabic
• Duration: 116 min