Al-Nisāʾ

At a glance

Al-Nisāʾ, is a 2021 Danish movie, directed by Maia Torp Neergaard. with a runtime of 17 minutes.

Overview

Al-Nisāʾ is a documentary capturing a group of Syrian women who gather in a workshop space in Berlin, united by their shared experiences of displacement and resettlement. Together they explore questions around integration, human rights, and what it means to carry a homeland — Syria — across borders. The film gives voice to the inner tensions that define life for immigrant women navigating a new country, weaving together personal reflections and collective dialogue. A quiet, deeply humanistic portrait of Syrian women in exile and the questions of identity and belonging that define their lives in Germany.

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