Soudade Kaadan's "Nezouh" Poster Unveiled

The official poster for Soudade Kaadan's film "Nezouh" has been unveiled.

The film stars Kinda Alloush, Samer Al Masri, Hala Zein, Nizar Alani, and Darina Al Joundi, and is lensed by prominent cinematographer Hélène Louvart. 

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"Nezouh" takes place during the Syrian conflict, when a missile destroys the ceiling of the house of 14-year-old Zeina (Zein). As a result, she sleeps for the first time under the stars and makes friends with Amer (Alani), the boy next door. Zeina’s mother, Hala, (Alloush) decides to leave when the violence escalates. She fights with her husband Motaz (Al Masri)who refuses to become a refugee and tries everything to stop his family from leaving his house.

Shot in Turkey, Nezouh is written and directed by Kaadan. It is produced by KAF Productions (Soudade Kaadan) and Berkeley Media Group (Yu-Fai Suen) in association with Ex Nihilo (Marc Bordure). 

Mad Solutions manages the film’s distribution in the Arab world while mk2 Films is in charge of the film’s worldwide sales. Moreover, it is distributed in France by Pyramide and is financed through FILM4 and Stars Collective.

Soudade’s films highlight the situation in Syria over the past decade, which made her receive dozens of international awards. The film received Baumi Award for script development from Berlinale and was awarded ARTE at Cannes Film Festival and Sorfond award as part of Cinéfondation’s workshop. , it also received support from Torino Film Lab, Doha Film Institute, and the British Film Institute (National Lottery funds).

Born in France, Kaadan is a Syrian director who studied theatre criticism at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts and graduated from the Institut des Etudes Scénique, Audiovisuelles et cinématographiques (IESAV), Saint Joseph University in Lebanon.