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  • 2024
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Summary After the sudden death of her husband, Nawal is struggling to cope with the upheaval in her life. However, her pain is soon compounded by the possibility of losing her home to her brother-in-law. Desperate to keep her home and provide a stable life for her daughter, Nawal resorts to deception by faking a pregnancy. But as time passes, th...

Directed By: Amjad Al Rasheed

Written By: Delphine Agut, Rula Nasser, Amjad Al Rasheed

In Theaters Now
  • 2024
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 53 m
  • 2024
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 53 m

Inshallah a Boy

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
83
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary After the sudden death of her husband, Nawal is struggling to cope with the upheaval in her life. However, her pain is soon compounded by the possibility of losing her home to her brother-in-law. Desperate to keep her home and provide a stable life for her daughter, Nawal resorts to deception by faking a pregnancy. But as time passes, th...

Directed By: Amjad Al Rasheed

Written By: Delphine Agut, Rula Nasser, Amjad Al Rasheed

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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89
Jan 11, 2024
Inshallah a Boy doesn’t give any clear answers. Instead, the film offers a look at the life of an ordinary woman in Jordan, going through an ordeal likely faced by many like her.
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88
Jan 12, 2024
Although the script, from Al-Rasheed and co-writers Delphine Agut and Rula Nasser, is at times overstuffed and its symbolism obvious, its world is so well built out and Palestinian actress Mouna Hawa’s lead performance is so absorbing, the final result is a mesmerizing piece of personal, yet political filmmaking.
By Marya E. Gates FULL REVIEW
85
Jan 10, 2024
The acting is superb, and the pacing is remarkable. But most importantly, the look into women’s rights, morality, and normalized societal oppression speaks volumes about its country and the road to freedom.
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83
Dec 11, 2023
Al Rasheed’s film has traveled the festival circuit from Mumbai to Toronto, the kind of whistle-stop global tour a politically oriented festival title occasionally enjoys when its message is as clear as this and, better yet, when it doesn’t forget to entertain.
By Rory O'Connor FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 11, 2024
Hawa, a Palestinian actress, is commanding as a woman whose future and faith are buffeted by her narrowing options.
By Lisa Kennedy FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 11, 2023
Inshallah a Boy moves like a sleek thriller, but is full of the unsolved mysteries and dangling question marks of real life.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 11, 2023
Inshallah A Boy delivers a social realist critique of Jordan’s structural oppression of women and girls.
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Universal Acclaim Based on 11 User Ratings
8.5
91% Positive
10 Ratings
0% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 11 User Ratings
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Production Company The Imaginarium, Bayt Al Shawareb, Georges Films, CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français, Cairo Film Connection, Doha Film Institute, Red Sea Film Fund, Rise Studios, The Jordan Film Fund
Release Date Jan 12, 2024
Duration 1 h 53 m
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Website https://greenwichentertainment.com/film/inshallah-a-boy/
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Awards

Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Golden Rooster Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Thessaloniki Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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