The Guest

At a glance

The Guest, is a 2017 Jordanian movie, directed by Andaç Haznedaroğlu, and starring Saba Mubarak, Rawan Skef, Homam Haut. with a runtime of 84 minutes.

Overview

The Guest is a Syrian drama that centers on Lena, a ten-year-old girl who has lost her entire family to the war in Syria. Forced to flee, she makes the perilous journey toward Turkey with only her baby sister and their neighbor Meryem for company, among a wider group of refugees. The two women — one a child clinging to the hope of returning home, the other an adult dreaming of reaching Europe — carry conflicting visions of the future as they navigate the dangers of displacement. The film delivers a quietly devastating portrait of the human cost of war as seen through a child's eyes.

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