Leila and the Wolves explained

Leila and the Wolves (Arabic: ليلى والذئاب) is a 1984 drama film from Lebanese director Heiny Srour[1] and assistant director Sabah Jabbour.[2]

It was filmed in often treacherous areas and the filming lasted seven years.[3] In the film, the protagonist Leila, a modern Lebanese woman living in London, time travels through the 1900s to the 1980s, with each trip focusing on the centrality of women in Palestinian and Lebanese resistance movements.[4] The film won the Grand Prize in the Third World competition at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hillauer, Rebecca . 2005 . Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers . American University in Cairo Press . 183 . 9789774249433.
  2. Web site: Sabah Jabbour . https://web.archive.org/web/20210824194440/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb1e58223 . dead . August 24, 2021 . . en .
  3. Book: Kuhn, Annette . 1990 . The Women's Companion to International Film . University of California Press . 383 . 9780520088795.
  4. Web site: Leila and the Wolves . Time Out . 10 September 2012 . June 24, 2017.