Damascus: The Smile of Sadness

(2008)

Year: 2008

Runtime: 110 мин

Country: Syrian Arab Republic

Director: Maher Kaddo

Cast: صباح الجزائري, Talhat Hamdy, كندة حنا, مي سكاف, Al-Farazdaq Dayoub, ميسون ابو اسعد, وسيم الرحبي, Mohammed Al Ahmad, رجاء قوطرش, إبراهيم عيسى

Plot

The film tells the story of Sabria (the protagonist), who suffers from the male mentality in society during the period from the days of the Great Syrian Revolution until the 1940s, and depicts the Syrian woman’s attempt to achieve her freedom and equality with men.