DOUNIA AND THE PRINCESS OF ALEPPO

Directed by Marya Zarif, André Kadi
2022
Quebec / France
Time : 1h13
Voices : Rahaf Ataya, Elsa Mardirossian, Manuel Tadros, Raïa Haidar, Marya Zarif
Screenplay : Marya Zarif
Art direction and animation : Marie-Michelle Laflamme
Photography, film editing and composition : Karine Vézina, André Kadi
Production : Judith Beauregard
Synopsis
When war breaks out in Syria, 6-year-old Dounia and her grandparents leave the city of Aleppo in search of a safe haven. They will meet many obstacles on the way, but Dounia draws strength from her imagination and the wisdom of her culture. A superb coming-of-age journey that tells of exile and displacement from a child’s-eye view.