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Polaris

Polaris

2023 · 78 min · ★ 5.8 · Documentary

Hayat, an expert sailor in the Arctic, navigates far from humans and her family's past in France. But when her little sister Leila gives birth to a baby girl Inaya, their worlds are turned upside down; we witness their journey, guided by the polar star, to overcome the family’s fate.

Directed by Ainara Vera

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