Sharia (2016)
Sofiane is an Arab immigrant who lives in the US away from religion, customs, and traditions of his native land. His life is turned upside down as his American wife; Heather, starts making drastic changes in her spiritual beliefs and lifestyle. Although not really excited about Heather's decision, Sofiane puts an act in front of her to look supportive. But as time goes by, Heather's religious practices start to brings back to him old memories of painful experiences, and threaten to unearth a past Sofiane thought was buried forever.
Director: Anouar H. Smaine
https://www.shortfilmwire.com/en/embedded/film/200038542/Sharia
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Said Faraj as Sofiane Benabas |
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Lauren Byrnes as Heather Keenan |
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Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir as Hamza Benabas |
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Anouar H. Smaine as Robert Brooks |
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Mike Batayeh as Rajiv Mehta |
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Sam Sako as Salah Albaghdadi |
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MacKenzie Cleveland as Lady Customer |
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Emily Rose Debinie as Amina Albaghdadi |
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Shelly Skandrani as Phyllis |
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Taja V. Simpson as Taja V. Simpson |
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Danielle Coyne as Linette |
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Eric Avery as Randy Keenan |
| Directing | Anouar H. Smaine | Director |
| Writing | Anouar H. Smaine | Writer |
| Sound | Jongnic Bontemps | Music |
| Editing | Ashish Mayur Shah | Editor |
| Sound | Emett Casey | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Carl Daniels | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Ashish Mayur Shah | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir | Technical Advisor |
| Directing | Veridiana Villa | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Hicks | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir | Executive Producer |
| Production | Anouar H. Smaine | Producer |
