‘Amal’s Garden’ Screening at Metropolis Empire Sofil

Attend a screening of “Amal’s Garden,” directed by Nadia Shihab at Metropolis.

Amal’s Garden
2012, 32 minutes.
Original language with English subtitles

Synopsis:
Amal and Mustafa have shared a long life together in northern Iraq. When Amal decides to finally renovate their home after a decade of war, Mustafa retreats to the melodic wilderness of the garden, where he encounters the curious gaze of his grandniece and her camera. An intimate snapshot of life at the boundary of destruction and renewal, Amal’s Garden is the unexpected portrait of one Turkmen couple moving forward in a new Iraq, where, even in the stillness of night, life is blooming.

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