SOUAD

By Ayten AMIN

VIVID REELS - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2020

The film revolves around the relationship of two teenage sisters in one of Egypt’s Nile Delta cities, one of them holds a secret life in the virtual world.

Festivals
& Awards

Cannes 2020
Official Selection
Berlinale 2021
Panorama
Tribeca FF 2021
Best Actress
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • EGYPT, TUNISIA, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 96 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Ayten AMIN
    • Synopsis
    • Souad, a 19-year-old young woman, leads a double life. While remaining conservative and veiled among her family and society, Souad is obsessed with her image on social media and goes into several secret virtual relationships with men. She constantly lies about her personal life, projecting wishful images of a different desired life. Her ambitions are slowly crushed by the invasion of her true reality. A series of small incidents lead to a tragic event, that makes Rabab, her 13-year-old little sister, embarks on a real-life journey looking for answers.