1991

At a glance

1991, is a 2018 Saudi movie, directed by Saif Alsaegh, and starring Saif Alsaegh, Bushra Alsaegh. with a runtime of 12 minutes.

Overview

1991 is an Iraqi documentary film built around a single, intimate FaceTime conversation between its filmmaker — an Iraqi asylum-seeker living in the United States — and his mother, Bushra Alsaegh, an Iraqi immigrant stranded in Turkey while awaiting immigration approval. The film meditates on how physical separation transforms close bonds into something virtual and symbolic, mediated entirely by a screen. Through this quiet, deeply personal exchange, 1991 explores themes of exile, longing, and the emotional weight of forced distance on a mother-son relationship stretched across borders and bureaucracy.

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