Omar Amiralay: Sorrow, Time, Silence

Omar Amiralay: Sorrow, Time, Silence

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Veteran Syrian director Hala Alabdalla returns to LFF with a moving portrait of her late friend and pioneer of Arab non-fiction cinema.

Directed by Hala Alabdalla

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