(30 YEARS WITH CHADIA AND HER DAUGHTERS)
100 min – 2023
Director : Leyla Assaf-Tengroth (Libanon, Sweden)
Production : Cadmos Film (Sweden)
For 30 years, the director has followed the women of a Syrian family. She sees Chadia and her daughters deal with family traditions and the violence of their husband and father. Their story reflects the situation of women and their struggle in a Middle East inhabited by ideological and political conflicts.
Since her first documentary in 1975, Leyla Assaf-Tengroth has made more than 100 films focusing on the situation of women and children in the Middle East and the effects of wars on populations. She was also interested in developing countries in Africa, as well as the problems caused by climate change.