Ahmad Maryam

At a glance

Ahmad Maryam, is a 2019 Saudi movie, directed by Saleh Jamal Eddin, and starring Ahmad Alharfi, Hoda Alhallak, Rajaa Lakmshha. with a runtime of 110 minutes.

Overview

Ahmad Maryam is a Syrian romantic drama exploring a forbidden love between Ahmad, a young Muslim Syrian man, and Maryam, a young Christian Syrian woman, in a society where their union is not accepted. Caught between the devastation of war and an impossible social reality, the two secretly marry in Damascus before Ahmad flees to Sweden, where he works to build a new life and prepare a place for Maryam to join him. The film is a deeply felt story about the power of love, the price lovers pay to be together, and the weight of a secret carried across borders — a poignant portrait of displacement, faith, and longing set against the backdrop of the Syrian conflict.

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