NOBODY WANTS THE NIGHT

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New York Premiere

Narrative Short | Lebanon/Germany | 2023 | Arabic | 16 minutes


Accompanied by her best friend, pregnant Layal drives through the night to a clandestine abortion clinic in present-day Beirut.


Presented as part of NARRATIVE SHORT FILM COMPETITION

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