She Said No (2022)
On a street in Berlin, Sara joins her boyfriend Tarek in a line to view a flat. Sara just came from the gynecologist; she is 10 weeks pregnant. Tarek starts discussing marriage plans, after all an Egyptian couple they have no choice but to marry. But Sara who has left Cairo in search of free life struggles to accept that they should ignore all their problems as a couple and rush to marry for the baby. When she fails to stop Tarek’s excited planning, she breaks the news; that she already had an abortion. Miles away from home, Sara is still battling the demons of her patriarchal society that are mirrored in her relationship with Tarek.
Director: Sondos Shabayek
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Salma Said as Sara |
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Mohamad El-Hadidi as Tarek |
| Directing | Sondos Shabayek | Director |
| Writing | Sondos Shabayek | Writer |
| Production | Sondos Shabayek | Producer |
| Production | Julian Moser | Producer |
| Camera | Julian Moser | Director of Photography |
