Manara

Manara

How far would you go to keep a secret?

2019 · 15 min · Drama, Family

Tragedy strikes when the Zayyad family loses its patriarch under mysterious circumstances, leaving the surviving members to fend for themselves within a judgmental community in Southern Lebanon.

Directed by Zayn Alexandre · Written by Pascale Seigneurie

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