FISHY
Genre
Drama and Animation
Running time
7 minutes
Year
2022
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Alabbas Hamidaddin
Bio
Producer
Alabbas Hamidaddin
Cast
Scriptwriter
Alabbas Hamidaddin, Ibrahim Mosa
In a time of war, adults invest all their hope in making their children happy. All Layali and her brother Shadi want is to buy and care for a pet fish but, just as they get home with their new friend, war breaks out around them. Their house is destroyed and their lives changed forever. There is only one thing – the bleakest of options - they can do.
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