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JASMINE ROAD

By Warren SULATYCKY

Social issues - Completed 2020

A recently widowed western rancher involuntarily opens his home to a fractured Syrian refugee family in the small conservative town of Red River, Alberta.

Jasmine Road, 2h 7mins, English, Director Producer Writer Warren Sulatycky, Co-Producer Caitlyn Sponheimer

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Edmonton International Film Festival 2020

Official Selection, Opening Night Festival Film

Calgary International Film Festival 2020 2020

Official Selection In- Competition

- Year of production
- 2020
- Genres
- Social issues, Second film, Drama
- Countries
- CANADA
- Languages
- ENGLISH-CANADA, ARABIC
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 127 mn
- Director(s)
- Warren SULATYCKY
- Writer(s)
- Warren SULATYCKY
- Cast
- Aixa KAY, Greg ELLWAND, Melody MOKHTARI, Ahmed MUSLIMANI, Caitlyn SPONHEIMER, Toni ELLWAND, Ryan NORTHCOTT
- Producer(s)
- Warren SULATYCKY (Raging River Pictures), Caitlyn SPONHEIMER (Raging River Pictures)
- Synopsis
- In the small rural community of Red River, Mac Bagley (a recently widowed conservative rancher in his sixties) opens up his home to a Syrian refugee family (Layla, her daughter, Heba, and her adult gay brother, Salem). Withstanding some initial racist opposition in the town, the Syrian family struggles to find new footing in a foreign land. Mac finds himself in similar circumstances as the new house-members. He needs to find new hope after the loss of his wife and faces trouble finding that renewed faith in life. Just as Layla (a journalist and ice cream maker from Aleppo) awaits news of her missing husband. Layla introduces Mac to their Arabic culture, specifically her love of Booza (Arabic ice cream). She proposes to open an Arabic Ice Cream shop to help them both financially. With no work himself, Mac reluctantly agrees to the idea. Layla’s Arabic ice cream may hold the powerful elixir that will start a new future for her family on Jasmine Road.

JASMINE ROAD

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