Damascus: The Smile of Sadness

Directed by Maher Kaddo

With Sabah Jazairi, Talhat Hamdy, Kinda Hanna, Mai Skaf and Al-Farazdaq Dayoub

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.