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9 days in Raqqa

  • 9 jours à Raqqa
Genre : Drama
Type : Documentary
Original title : Raqqa : une femme après Daesh
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2020
Format : Feature
Running time : 90 (in minutes)

Leila Mustapha is Kurdish and Syrian. Her struggle is Raqqa, the former capital of the Islamic state, reduced to a field of ruin after the war. Engineer by training, mayor at just 30 years old, immersed in a man's world, her mission is to rebuild her city, to reconcile, and to establish democracy. An extraordinary mission.
A writer crosses Iraq and Syria to meet her. In this still dangerous city, she has 9 days to live with Leila and discover her story.

AUTHOR(S)-DIRECTOR(S)

Xavier de Lauzanne

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Ibrahim Maalouf

PRODUCTION / DIFFUSION

Aloest Productions

ORGANIZATION(S) HOLDER(S) or DEPOSITARY(S)

Aloest Productions

Partners

  • Kenya : Arterial Network chapter
  • Kenya : Ketebul Music
  • Kenya : Studio Vista Network
  • Kenya : Kuona Trust
  • Kenya : The Theatre Company

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