2021 · drama · family · prison
Amira
Directed by Mohamed Diab1h 38m2021
Amira, a 17 year old Palestinian, was conceived with the smuggled sperm of her imprisoned father, Nawar. Although their relationship since birth has been restricted to prison visits, he remains her hero. His absence in her life is overcompensated with love and affection from those surrounding her. But when a failed attempt to conceive another child reveals Nawar's infertility, Amira's world turns upside down.
Our read: Amira (2021) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · family · prison entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, extreme drama / family, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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