NOW PLAYING IN THEATERS
Filmed over 10 years, one girl’s epic journey from Syria to Germany and back again. She and her family navigate war, exile, and heartbreak in a foreign land, illuminating the complexities of the refugee experience.
TRAILER
ACCOLADES
WINNER
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2026
DIRECTING AWARD
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY
WINNER
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2026
AUDIENCE AWARD
WORLD CINEMA
WINNER
dallas int’l film festival 2026
best documentary
WINNER
sheffield docfest 2026
shine global resilience award
WINNER
2026 Giffoni Film festival
Gryphon award
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY
WINNER
2026 TWIN CITIES
FILM FESTIVAL
BEST DOCUMENTARY
WINNER
United Nations Association Film Festival
UNAFF Youth Vision Award
NOMINEE
Breakthrough Producer
British Independent Film Awards
WINNER
2026 Syrian Doc Days
BEST FILM
WINNER
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Documentary
WINNER
2026 Zurich Film Festival Special Mention • Documentary
NOMINEE
Best Feature Documentary
British Independent Film Awards
GALLERY
PRESS
“STUNNING.
A MODERN DAY EPIC.”
New york magazine
“A COMPLEX, THOUGHT-PROVOKING HUMAN INTEREST FILM.”
SCREEN DAILY
“POIGNANT.
A DECADE-SPANNING PORTRAIT.”
VARIETY
“BRINGS AN INTIMATE PERSPECTIVE TO THE REFUGEE EXPERIENCE.”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“A VIVID, NUANCED PORTRAIT OF EXILE.”
indiewire
“NECESSARY, INTIMATE, AND RESILIENT DOCUMENT OF GROWING UP IN A DIFFERENT WORLD.”
HAMMER TO NAIL
SCREENINGS
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
Laemmle Royal
Los Angeles, CA
Q&A with the filmmakers
Now Playing
Curzon Mayfair
London, England
Q&A with Filmmakers and Israa
November 5, 2026
DocHouse, Curzon Bloomsbury
London, England
Opens November 6, 2026
Finsbury Park Picturehouse
London, England
Opens November 6, 2026
Lewes Depot
Lewes, UK
Opens November 6, 2026
Mockingbird Cinema
Birmingham, UK
Opens November 6, 2026
Cornell Cinema
Ithaca, NY
November 10, 2026
ODEON Leicester Square
London, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON Greenwich
London, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON Peterborough
Peterborough, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON Holloway
London, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON New Street
Birmingham, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON Belfast
Belfast, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON Trafford Centre
Manchester, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON Liverpool One
Liverpool, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON Kingston
Kingston, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON Cardiff
Cardiff, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON Bristol
Bristol, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON Brighton
Brighton, UK
November 10, 2026
ODEON Braehead
Braehead, UK
November 10, 2026
Filmfest FrauenWelten
Berlin, Germany
Q&A with Itab Azzam
November 22, 2026
Peloponnisos International
Doc Film Festival
Kalamata, Greece
November 20-29, 2026
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