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Dalya's Other Country

Nan

1h 15m

2017

Overview

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?

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Genre : Documentary

Languages : العربية, English

Released Date: 2017-06-17

Cast : Not Available

Director : Catherine Hollander, Julia Meltzer, Julia Meltzer, Mustafa Rony Zeno, Anne Etheridge

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