Dounia: The Great White North

Dounia: The Great White North (2024)

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Now settled, Dounia and her grandparents slowly get to know Canada, the new home that welcomed them: its intense seasons, its special foods, its languages (three and counting!). Dounia’s grandparents are sure to keep their Syrian traditions alive at home, while her new friends share traditions of their own, like Rosalie’s French-Canadian lifestyle or Miguizou’s vast indigenous folklore. So while she still misses her dad who stayed back in Aleppo, Dounia now has new ways to keep him with her. It’s when Kukum, Miguizo’s grandmother, teaches Dounia to call her father with all of her heart, that he just might find his way back to her.

Directors: Marya Zarif, André Kadi.

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	Manuel Tadros as
	Rahaf Ataya as
	Elza Mardirossian as
	Lea-Kim Lafrance-Leroux as
	Haydan Quitich as
	Mariette Niquay Ottawa as

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