Maysoon
Directed by
Nancy Biniadaki
Screenplay
Nancy Biniadaki
When her relationship unravels and her passport expires, an Egyptian archaeologist in Berlin faces losing her family and freedom, forcing her into a battle with love, bureaucracy, and herself.
A relationship unravels, a passport expires – and suddenly everything is at stake.
Egyptian archaeologist Maysoon (Sabrina Amali) lives in Berlin with her partner Tobi (Florian Stetter) and their two children when her past resurfaces. Once politically active before the Arab Spring, she now faces the risk that a return to Egypt could cost her freedom. Fearing the loss of her home, her family, and her sense of control, Maysoon is forced into a struggle – against Tobi, against the system, and against herself.
Caught between bureaucracy, a fractured relationship, and the question of who her children truly belong to, a story of guilt and self-assertion gradually comes to light.
Maysoon is an intimate, multi-layered drama about a woman at the edge of her existence – and about the radical power of love.
Seymour Cassel Award for Best Actress: Sabrina Amali
International Competition
