Smiling Between Tears

An anthology film that features three stories about the suffering of the people of the Syrian countryside in the time of feudalism; the first is about a poor peasant who falls victim to an agent of feudalism, the second is about a little girl, who has to get medicine for her feverish mother. As for the third story, it depicts the tools of feudalism in wresting the land from the peasants.

A young girl searches for a suitable job to support herself and her sick mother, and finally gets a modest job as a nurse in a clinic. A love story develops between her and the doctor whose clinic she works in. The doctor deceives her, she makes a mistake with him, and he refuses to marry her.