Hayat Yükü

Al Murhaqoon

The Burdened

DCP / Renkli Color / 91’

Arabic With Turkish And English Subtitles

Yemen, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, 2023

irector

Amr Gamal

Cast

Khaled Hamdan, Abeer Mohammed, Samah Alamrani

Awards:

2023 Berlin International Film Festival, Amnesty International Prize, Audience Award

2023 Valencia International Film Festival, Best Directing, Best Script

2023 Taipei Film Festival International New Talent

2023 Durban International Film Festival, Best Screenplay

Selected as the Yemeni entry for this year’s Oscars and winner of the Amnesty International Film Prize at the Berlinale, “The Burdened” centers around a South Yemeni family’s endeavor to secure a regular life and education for their three children, and the choices they must confront upon receiving news of a new pregnancy.