Cinema Jazireh (2025)

4.2/10 129 min Drama

Overview

Afghanistan under the brutal rule of the Taliban. After surviving her family’s massacre, Leila has just one goal in life: to find her son Omid. But in a country where being a woman means being less than nothing, her chances are desperately slim, and so she chooses an extreme and dangerous solution. She radically changes her identity and sets out on a path where even the slightest hesitation can mean death.

Cast

Fereshteh Hosseini

Leila

Ali Karimi

Azad

Hamid Karimi

Waheed

Meysam Damanzeh

Ashraf

Reza Akhlaghirad

Sanjar

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