HEINY SROUR | LEBANON, UK, BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS | 1984 | 90 MIN | NR | ARABIC
Drawing on the Arab heritage of oral tradition and mosaic pattern, LEILA AND THE WOLVES combines fictional drama, archival footage, and fantasy sequences to explore the collective memory of Arab women and their hidden role in history throughout the past half-century both in Palestine and in Lebanon.
Heiny Srour was the first Arab woman to have a feature film selected at the Cannes International Film Festival, 1974's THE HOUR OF LIBERATION HAS ARRIVED.
Cast: Nabila Zeitouni, Rafik Ali Ahmad