Film
أربعون عاماً وليلة
2021 · 85 min · Dir. Mohammed Alholayyil
Five siblings and their children come together in the perennial comfort of their childhood home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. From the warm embrace of their gathering, they cannot anticipate how their relationships will be reconfigured by the morning. A phone call brings news that their father has been involved in a car accident. Arriving at the hospital, the siblings discover him in good shape, but the collision causes a rupture in a long-held facade, unleashing secrets that will undo family ties. The revelations to come will change their connection to each other and to the past forever.