| Nezouh | |
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| Directed by | Soudade Kaadan |
| Screenplay by | Soudade Kaadan |
| Cinematography | Hélène Louvart Burak Kanbir |
| Edited by | Soudade Kaadan Nelly Quettier |
| Music by | Rob Lane Rob Manning |
| Distributed by | Modern Films |
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| Language | Arabic |
Nezouh is a 2022 British-Syrian-French drama film written and directed by Soudade Kaadan.
The film premiered in the Horizons Extra section of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, [1] [2] winning the Audience Award. [3] [4]
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