Salam

At a glance

Salam, is a 2017 Lebanese movie, directed by Raed Rafei, and starring Rawya El Chab. with a runtime of 19 minutes.

Overview

Salam is a short documentary in which a Syrian woman speaks candidly from the privacy of her home about her inner life, desires, and identity. With quiet courage, she opens up about her wish to live openly and honestly regarding her sexuality in a conservative society that polices women's bodies and voices. The film offers an intimate, unmediated space for a woman rarely seen or heard on her own terms, creating a stark and moving contrast between personal truth and social expectation. A small but significant act of bearing witness to the complexities of female selfhood in the Arab world.

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