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Drama

The Day I Lost My Shadow

A film by Soudade Kaadan

2018
Syria, France, Lebanon, Qatar    6.1

Cast

Oweiss Mokhallalati

Reham Al Kassar

Samer Ismael

Sawsan Arsheed

Synopsis

In Syria, in 2012 a mother ventures into a war zone to find a gas cylinder so she can prepare a meal for her son. She discovers that in the besieged area the people there have lost their shadows.

World Premiere at Venice International Film Festival
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film
Silver Palm Award for Best Director at the Mostra de València-Cinema del Mediterrani
World Fiction Award - Special Jury Prize at the Los Angeles Film Festival
VIWIFF Awards for Best Feature and Best Performance at the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film
Silver Palm Award for Best Director at the Mostra de València-Cinema del Mediterrani
World Fiction Award - Special Jury Prize at the Los Angeles Film Festival
VIWIFF Awards for Best Feature and Best Performance at the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival

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