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So We Live

16m

Directed by Rand Abou Fakher • 2021 • Belgium
Starring Rahaf Alobeid, Amina Al Haj, Luna Al Obeid

In this claustrophobic study of life during wartime, a family in a conflict-ravaged country spends what seems to be a normal evening together. Their conversations shift between casual matters of daily life and survival, a contrast that highlights the fragility of existence and our time together.

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