Mussolini's Sister

Mussolini's Sister

2019 · 70 min · Documentary, Drama, Comedy

In this documentary, we are invited to the mind of the elderly Hiam, a Palestinian woman from Nazareth. The mundanity of everyday life gives us a few sentimental glimpses of Hiam's past and present through the eyes of the filmmaker Juna Suleiman, her granddaughter.

Directed by Juna Suleiman · Written by Juna Suleiman

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