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Nayla Al Khaja

Born March 7, 1978 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates (age 48)

Nayla Al Khaja is a United Arab Emirates director, writer, and producer notable for being the first female director from the Emirates. Khaja wrote and directed her first film in 1996, and has since directed, wrote, or produced thirteen films.

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English school teacher Sara accepts a position in Dubai but soon finds language and culture to be a complication when dealing with her neighbor Moza and her granddaughter Fatma.

After discovering cassette tapes hidden behind a green door, Wahida begins to unravel the truth about her twin sister's death. Plagued by tinnitus, her journey into the mountains uncovers an unsettling revelation.

A boy is going through a mental health crisis, prompting his mother to seek help from an unlikely man. This man must set aside his Western thinking to save her son through an intense ritual.

The story of a sick 9-year old boy in the grip of uncontrolled phenomena - and the desperate measures his mother takes behind closed doors to save his life.

A 7-year-old child struggles to endure a life marked by three contradicting forces: a domineering father, an ambitious mother and a flamboyant cook.

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English school teacher Sara accepts a position in Dubai but soon finds language and culture to be a complication when dealing with her neighbor Moza and her granddaughter Fatma.

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A boy is going through a mental health crisis, prompting his mother to seek help from an unlikely man. This man must set aside his Western thinking to save her son through an intense ritual.

Director

The story of a sick 9-year old boy in the grip of uncontrolled phenomena - and the desperate measures his mother takes behind closed doors to save his life.

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A 7-year-old child struggles to endure a life marked by three contradicting forces: a domineering father, an ambitious mother and a flamboyant cook.

Director