Raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank, while her mother was in prison, Walaa is determined to survive basic training to become one of the few women on the Palestinian Security Forces – …See full summary »
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Waala is the pre-teen daughter of an imprisoned woman, jailed for 8 solid years for terrorist activities. When the film opens, the mother’s house was entered during her arrest, one of the soldiers yelling at her: “You are not a mother, you are no one, you are shit!”
The mother is released 8 years later and reunited with her family, namely her 2 daughters and the younger son. The mother seems to have tamed down, but one daughter, Waala appears full of sprite. What does Waala want? Waala is rebellious at school, creating mischief that could result in delinquency detention, but…
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