CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 15m

Dalya's Other Country

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In 2012 Dalya and her mother Rudayna fled Aleppo for Los Angeles as war took over. Months before, Rudayna learns a secret that destroys her marriage, leaving her single at midlife. Arriving in LA, Dalya enrolls as the only Muslim at Holy Family Catholic High School. Can mother and daughter remake themselves while holding on to their Islamic traditions?

Directed byJulia Meltzer

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Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
EN
Released
June 17, 2017

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DALYA'S OTHER COUNTRY trailer | 2017 LA Film Festival | June 14-22

DALYA'S OTHER COUNTRY trailer | 2017 LA Film Festival | June 14-22

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Mustafa Rony Zeno

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