Her protagonist is a cinematic Sheherazade, charming viewers with tales of brave feats and astonishing achievements. But Heiny Srour’s “Leila” shouldn’t be dealing in fiction however actually: re-telling the story of the Palestinian and Lebanese folks with ladies again of their rightful roles, as energetic members of their nation’s tales. Because the movie returns to cinemas 40 years after it was made, the Lebanese director tells us why its themes are nonetheless extraordinarily topical in the present day. We additionally focus on her pioneering documentary, “The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived”, which made Srour the primary Arab ladies to current a characteristic on the Cannes Movie Pageant in 1974.
'Leila and the Wolves': Lebanese director Heiny Srour's prophetic perspective
