Inshallah A Boy

Inshallah Walad

64th TIFF: Greek Premiere

When Nawal's husband suddenly passes away without leaving a will, the young woman and her little daughter are confronted with a bleak fate. Under Jordanian law, in the absence of a son to inherit from the father, all property goes to the brother. Her only means to avoid losing her home and even the custody of her daughter is to give birth to a son. Inshallah! Amjad Al Rasheed's film marks the first-ever Jordanian movie screened at the Cannes Film Festival, and upon watching it, you'll understand why. It's an extraordinary example of social cinema that brims with intensity and inner turmoil, delving profoundly into the complex ethical, social, and ideological layers of a nation still tightly bound by unyielding and harsh traditions.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Available at the Agora Market TIFF64.

Direction: Amjad Al Rasheed

Script: Amjad Al Rasheed, Rula Nasser, Delphine Agut

Cinematography: Kanamé Onoyama

Editing: Ahmed Hafez

Sound: Nour Halawani

Music: Jerry Lane, Andrew Lancaster

Actors: Mouna Hawa, Haitham Omari, Yumna Marwan, Salwa Nakkara, Mohammad Al Jizawi, Eslam Al-Awadi, Seleena Rababah

Production: The Imaginarium Films

Producers: Rula Nasser, Aseel Abu Ayyash

Co-production: Bayt Al Shawareb, Georges Films

Co-producers: Youssef Abed Alnabi, Raphaël Alexandre, Nicolas Leprêtre

Costumes: Zeina Soufan

Sets: Nasser Zoubi

Make Up: Farah Jadaane

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar

Production Year: 2023

Duration: 113'

Contact: Pyramide International

Awards/Distinctions: Gan Foundation Award, Rail d'Or Award – Cannes' Critics Week 2023

Amjad Al Rasheed

Amjad Al Rasheed, a Jordanian director and writer born in 1985, has an MFA in Cinematic Arts with a concentration on Directing and Editing. In 2016 he was selected by Screen International as one of five «Arab Stars of Tomorrow» highlighting the up-and-coming young talents of the region. He attended the Talent Campus during the 57th Berlinale, after which he directed short films that garnered nominations and won prizes at various Arab and international film festivals.