Scales
سيدة البحر
"Bound by tradition. Controlled by no one."
FantasyDrama
Hayat, a 12-year-old strong-willed girl, lives in a poor fishing village governed by dark tradition, in which every family must give away a daughter to the sea creatures who inhabit the waters near by. In turn, the sea creatures are hunted by the men of the village. Saved from this ordeal by her father, Hayat is outcasted by her village and considered a curse. But Hayat never surrenders. When Hayat’s mother gives birth to her new-born brother, Hayat must accept the brutal custom by sacrificing herself to these creatures or find a way to escape.
🎬 DirectorShahad Ameen
📅 Release2020-11-12
🌍 CountryIraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
🗣 LanguageArabic
🏢 StudioCulture China - Image Nation Abu Dhabi Fund, Iraqi Independent Film Central, Escape Pictures
🗳 Votes6
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🎭 Cast
Ashraf Barhoum
Amer
Basima Hajjar
Hayat
Fatima Al Taei
Aisha
Haifa Al-Agha
Sumaya
Hafssa Faisal
Fatama
Abdulaziz Shtian
Yasser
Ibrahim Al-Hasawi
Saada
Rida Ismail
Hakeem
Ali Abdallah Al Kamzari
Salim
Fathi Ahmad Al Kamzari
Khaled
Mohammed Tareq Al Shehhi
Shareef
Walid Khalid Dawood
Hassan
Osama Suheil Al Zarafi
Iqbal
Mohannad Hassan Al Zohoury
Azeez
Seif Ibrahim Al Hamadi
Tareq
🎥 Crew
Producer
Ben Ross
Writer
Shahad Ameen
Director
Shahad Ameen
Editor
Ali Salloum
Editor
Ewa J. Lind
Editor
Shahnaz Dulaimy
Music
Mike Kourtzer
Costume Designer
Hamada Atallah
Producer
Mohamed Al Daradji
Art Direction
Martin Sullivan
🖼 Gallery
💬 Reviews
"Recalling Niki Caro’s Whale Rider in its melding of tribal mythologies and patriarchal defiance, Shahad Ameen’s Scales is an altogether darker fantasy work marked distinctive by its potent social relevance and chilling imagination..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2019/12/13/scales-sayidat-al-bahr.html…
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