Three brothers, one inheritance, zero chill — Syrian family drama gets MESSY.
The story of the film within the Abu Asaad family revolves around the inheritance of three brothers in the city of Hama in central Syria, but severe disagreements arise between them over how to divide this inheritance.
Acting
Ayman Zeidan's simmering resentment is delicious
Direction
Butros turns a living room into a battlefield
Production
Hama's claustrophobic architecture becomes character
Director
Rimon Butros
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the final years of Hafez al-Assad's rule, the film's claustrophobia mirrors political stagnation without ever naming it.
Carmen Lebbos supposedly improvised her entire dinner scene after learning her 'husband' had been recast that morning.
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