Sand Storm

Director:
Elite Zexer

As wedding festivities get underway in a Bedouin village in Israel, Jalila finds herself in the awkward position of hosting her husband Suliman’s marriage to a second, much younger wife. During the celebration, Jalila stumbles across eldest daughter Layla’s involvement with a boy from her university - a strictly forbidden liaison that would shame the family. What will Jalila do?

Festivals:
Sundance 2016, Berlin 2016 (Panorama), Jeonju 2016
 
Awards:
Grand Jury Prize - Sundance 2016
 
Screenings
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Director:
Elite Zexer
Country:
Israel, Franța
Running time:
12h:00m
Section:
TIFF Edition:
2016