TIFF Lightbox, Cinema 1

Film Details: 98 minutes | Directed by Abdallah Al-Khatib | Fiction | 2026 | Algeria, France | Arabic with English Subtitles | Canadian Premiere

Screening with This Dissonance

Synopsis: During the siege of their city, a group of ordinary people struggle to survive amid hunger, snipers, and bombardments, while clinging to human connection, love, and small daily pleasures. Faced with impossible moral choices and deep psychological strain, their lives become inseparable from the siege itself.

Award: Berlin International Film Festival — Best First Feature