Premiere of the Movie “Scheherazade’s Diary”

Filmed throughout a ten-month drama therapy/theatre project set up in 2012 in Baabda prison by Zeina Daccache, this gripping and tragicomic documentary features women inmates who challenge societies that oppress women.

The film journeys into the quotidian of prison life and follows these “murderers of husbands, adulterers and drug felons” storytellers as they rehearse for the show, and share testimonials of domestic violence, forlorn romance and deprivation of motherhood. Through their artistic journey, the women inmates hold up a mirror to Lebanese society, implicating us all in oppression that often leads to crime.

The film will continue to play at Lebanese cinemas beyond the opening night at the following cinemas
VOX Cinemas – Beirut City Center, Hazmieh
Cinemall – Le Mall, Dbayeh
Empire Metropolis – Sofil, Achrafieh

For a look at movie screening times, head to our Beirut Guide to the Movies.

For more information
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