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Scales (2020)

Scales (2020)

Drama Fantasy

Bound by tradition. Controlled by no one.

Release Date: 2020, November 12
Directors: Shahad Ameen
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Production: Culture China - Image Nation Abu Dhabi Fund, Iraqi Independent Film Central, Escape Pictures, Film Solution, The Immaginarium Films
Cast: Ibrahim Al-Hasawi, Haifa Al-Agha, Ashraf Barhoum, Basima Hajjar, Fatima Al Taei, Hafssa Faisal, Abdulaziz Shtian, Rida Ismail, Ali Abdallah Al Kamzari, Fathi Ahmad Al Kamzari, Mohammed Tareq Al Shehhi, Walid Khalid Dawood

Overview:

Hayat, a 12-year-old strong-willed girl, lives in a poor fishing village governed by dark tradition, in which every family must give away a daughter to the sea creatures who inhabit the waters near by. In turn, the sea creatures are hunted by the men of the village. Saved from this ordeal by her father, Hayat is outcasted by her village and considered a curse. But Hayat never surrenders. When Hayat’s mother gives birth to her new-born brother, Hayat must accept the brutal custom by sacrificing herself to these creatures or find a way to escape.