Joud Saeed

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Joud Saeed

Born November 24, 1980 · Syria (age 45)

Joud Said is a Syrian director and writer born in 1980 in Damascus, Syria. He holds an MA in Directing from Lousi lomiere in France (2007). He has under his belt a number of shorts and feature films that toured international festivals garnering awards, including Monologue (2007), Wada’an (2008), Mara Okhra (2009) that garnered Best Arab Film award at San Francisco Film Festival and Jury award at…

Known For

The LoverThe Lover · 2012
The Lover
10.02012
MovieDramaRomance
The autobiography of a film director who grows up in a small town then leaves for the city to finish his studies. When he became famous, he decided to make a film about his upbringing in the village based on his childhood memories.
Me, You, Mother, and FatherMe, You, Mother, and Father · 2016
Me, You, Mother, and Father
2016
MovieDrama
Story revolves around a love story between a soldier at a checkpoint and a girl living next door, who face political differences and the problems of war. The events and personalities of the film also monitor stories from the contemporary Syrian scene that bear the smallest details, as the film deals with the daily and daily reality in Syria.
War TravelersWar Travelers · 2018
War Travelers
2018
MovieDrama
Baha’a is ready to leave the wartorn city of Aleppo to return to his hometown. He and his fellow travellers are forced to stop their journey because of clashes ahead. Complete strangers are stuck with each other, trying to bring life back to a village that has been destroyed and to wait out the war. Will it ever end?
AminaAmina · 2018
Amina
2018
Movie
The story revolves around a woman who faces a lot of troubles and ambitions, and she lives in chaos, emotional and great life due to the circumstances of her sick son and her daughter who becomes the focus of attention of one of the influential people, so that the struggle begins in her life between the desire to preserve the life of her son, and the happiness of her daughter threatened, through her simple human relations with surrounding characters With her in her village.
Morning StarMorning Star · 2019
Morning Star
2019
MovieDramaRomance
The film sheds light on the kidnapping of Syrian women who were subjected to torture during the years of the Syrian civil war, and the suffering they had to endure along with their families.
Joseph's JourneyJoseph's Journey · 2022
Joseph's Journey
2022
MovieDrama
After refusing to leave his home despite the horrors of the Syrian war, Yousef is forced to flee his hometown to protect his family and help his grandson fulfill his life-long dream.
SalmaSalma · 2024
Salma
2024
MovieDrama
Salma searches for her husband’s death certificate so that she can continue her life. This search journey leads her to collide with some problems, financial and otherwise, and she suddenly finds herself in a situation imposed on her by her self-esteem, so she runs for the “People’s Assembly.”
DisorderDisorder · 2018
Disorder
2018
MovieDrama
Disorder: A film that captures the reactions of the Syrians after the fell of a missile. What the missile did not do the Syrians did to each other.

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