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Leila and the Wolves

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Leila and the Wolves (Arabic: ليلى والذئاب) is a 1984 drama film from Lebanese director Heiny Srour[1] and assistant director Sabah Jabbour.[2]

It was filmed in often treacherous areas and the filming lasted seven years.[3] In the film, the protagonist Leila, a modern Lebanese woman living in London, time travels through the 1900s to the 1980s, with each trip focusing on the centrality of women in Palestinian and Lebanese resistance movements.[4] The film won the Grand Prize in the Third World competition at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg.[1]

Director of photography: Charlet Recors, Curtis Clark,

Editor: Eva Houdova,

Sound: Peter Maxwell,

Music: Mounir Bachir, Laki Nassif,

Cast: Nabila Zeitouni, Rafik Ali Ahmad, Raja Nehme, Sabah Obeid, Samar Samy

References

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  1. ^ a b Hillauer, Rebecca (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American University in Cairo Press. p. 183. ISBN 9789774249433.
  2. ^ "Sabah Jabbour". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Kuhn, Annette (1990). The Women's Companion to International Film. University of California Press. p. 383. ISBN 9780520088795.
  4. ^ "Leila and the Wolves". Time Out. 10 September 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
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