Synopsis
Afra lives in a family in which she is the invisible child who is mistreated by her mother and brother. When she gets sent to the grocery store against her will, she catches the eye of Nasser, who starts stalking her. He catches her walking alone at night looking for her goat and he assaults her. She tries to rely on her mother; however her brother throws her out of the house and kills her. Both the mother and brother are consumed by guilt and get caught in the end by the police.
About the Screenwriter
Saeed Al-Mannai is a Qatari actor and writer who works in theatre, television, radio and cinema. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Qatar University. Since beginning his career in 1982, he has had lead roles in the plays ‘There Is a Candidate in Our House’, ‘The Minister of the People’ and ‘Arab Saat’, as well as the television works ‘Faiz Al-Thush’, ‘Behar, My Beloved’ and ‘Daloub’, among many others. In 2010, he appeared in Khalifa Al Muraikhi’s film ‘Clockwise’. His writing for radio inlcludes ‘Elmesraah’, which was produced by Qatar Radio in 2012, and he has published a number of short stories and poems. He is currently developing the short film ‘Bou Ejaila’.
Credits
| Screenwriter | Saeed Al-Mannai |