40 Years and One Night (2020)

Synopsis

Five siblings and their children gather in their childhood home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. A warm family embrace that will be interrupted suddenly by a phone call, announcing that their father has been involved in a car accident. Through the course of a single, harrowing night, the past is re-written and relationships recast, while secrets are unleashed that will undo family ties and change the siblings’ connections to each other forever.Through the story of one family, truths about an entire society are revealed.

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Moderator: Rasha Hosny

The participants: Abdularahman Khawj , Bashayer Abdulaziz , Mohamed Sahbi Kraiem and Giya Rushidat.

Apr 9, 2021 20:00 CET.