A poignant, sometimes sad, sometimes painful, sometimes humorous, often absurd story of a multiple journey: the journey of loss as the director’s mother Aida struggled with losing herself to Alzheimer’s disease, but finding solace in her repeated “returning” to the Yafa and Palestine of her youth; the journey of the loss of a parent; and the ultimate return journey back to Yafa where Aida would finally find rest and be herself once more.
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Carol Mansour Director
United States release April 13, 2024 · Produced in Canada, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories · Languages Arabic, English, French
Production
Forward Film Production
Production
Canada · Lebanon · Palestinian Territories
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French
Release dates
United States · April 13, 2024
Premiere · San Diego Arab Film Festival
United States
May 12, 2024 · Premiere · Prismatic Ground Festival NYC
Egypt
July 2, 2024 · Limited theatrical
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