Characterized by distinct voices and authentic stories with increasing universal appeal, Jordanian cinema is reaching new global markets and impressing ever more international audiences.
The Shanghai Film Festival’s selection this year of two Jordanian films, Zaid Abu Hamdan’s crime thriller “Boomah” and Zain Duraie’s family drama “Sink,” illustrates the growing international interest in Jordanian works while at the same time offering filmmakers a springboard into increasingly important Asian markets.
World premiering in Shanghai’s Asian New Talent competition, “Boomah” is set in a marginalized community plagued by crime and violence. Rakeen Saad stars as a knife-wielding female gang member who becomes embroiled in a power struggle between rival groups while battling the trauma of her own past.
The film is produced by Front Row Productions in Dubai and Ahmad Abu Koush’s Amman-based Bounce Productions.
‘Sink’
