During The War

At a glance

During The War, is a 2016 Kuwaiti movie, directed by Dawood Al-Shuail and Yousef Al-Mujeem, and starring Ahmad Al-Najjar, Mousaed Khaled. with a runtime of 7 minutes.

Overview

During the War is a Kuwaiti short drama film depicting a terrifying moment in the life of an ordinary man named Hamad. When a frantic phone call warns him to flee his home before the invaders arrive, Hamad races against time — only to discover it is already too late. Spare and intensely personal, the film captures the chaos and helplessness of civilian life caught in the path of military occupation, drawing its emotional power from the lived experience of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. A compact yet deeply affecting piece of Arab cinema that transforms historical trauma into an intimate human story.

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