Al-Sit (2020)
20m
Running Time
November 19, 2020Release Date

Plot.
An arranged marriage in a cotton-farming village in Sudan. Does 15-year-old Nafisa have a choice?
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Cast & Crew.

Rabeha Mahmoud
Al-Sit

Mihad Murtada
Nafisa

Mohammed Magdi Hassan
Nadir

Alsir Majoub
Bilal

Haram Basher
Nafisa's Mother

Murtada Eltayeb
Le chauffeur

Suzannah Mirghani
Director

Talaat Farid
Babiker
Media.

Details.
Release DateNovember 19, 2020
Original Nameالست
StatusReleased
Running Time20m
Last updated:
Wiki.
Al-Sit is a 2021 Sudanese drama short film directed by Suzannah Mirghani and co-produced by the director herself with Eiman Mirghani for Suzannah Mirghani Films. The film stars Mihad Murtada and Rabeha Mohammed Mahmoud with Mohammed Magdi Hassan, Haram Basher, and Alsir Majoub in supporting roles. The film is about Nafisa, a 15-year-old young woman, who is faced by an arranged marriage in a cotton-farming village in Sudan. The film qualified to enter the competition category for short films at the Academy Awards (Oscars), after winning the Grand Prix award at the Tampere International Film Festival 2021 in Finland. It has won 23 international awards, including three Academy Award qualifying prizes in 2021.