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9 DAYS IN RAQQA

9 JOURS A RAQQA

By Xavier DE LAUZANNE

Documentary - Completed 2021

Leila Mustafa, 30, civil engineer, is the young mayor of Raqqa, the former self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State in Syria. Plunged in a man’s world, her mission is to rebuild her city in ruins after the war as well as enable reconciliation and establish democracy.

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Cannes 2020

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- Year of production
- 2021
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- FRANCE
- Languages
- ARABIC, KURDISH, FRENCH
- Budget
- 0.3 - 0.6 M$
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Xavier DE LAUZANNE
- Producer(s)
- François-Hugues DE VAUMAS (ALOEST PRODUCTIONS)
- Synopsis
- Leila Mustafa, 30, civil engineer and three times valedictorian, is the young mayor of Raqqa,
  the former self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State in Syria. Plunged in a man’s world, her mission is to rebuild her city in ruins after the war as well as enable reconciliation and establish democracy. An extraordinary mission. A French writer crosses Iraq and Syria to
  meet her. In this still-dangerous city, she has 9 days to live with Leila and discover her story.

9 DAYS IN RAQQA

9 JOURS A RAQQA

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