A woman called 'donkey' by her own family decides to kick back — in 12 glorious minutes.
Kenza is a donkey - or at least that is what her family thinks of her - so when her uncle fires her from the family cafe, she makes a plan to show them what she’s truly capable of.
Acting
Fatiha El-Ghorri's deadpan fire in every frame.
Writing
Economic storytelling — zero fat, all flavor.
Direction
Masud packs a feature's worth of payoff into 12 minutes.
Director
Sarmad Masud
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sarmad Masud directed the feature 'My Pure Land' — this is his comedic pivot, and he reportedly wanted to prove British Muslim stories can be 'loud and messy.'
The film winks at desi auntie matchmaking culture while centering a woman who hijacks the system for herself — rare in micro-short format.
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