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Cherien Dabis Teams With May Odeh & Ina Fichman To Direct ‘Sharon And My Mother-In-Law’ Adaptation – Cannes Market
Cherien Dabis Teams With May Odeh & Ina Fichman To Direct ‘Sharon And My Mother-In-Law’ Adaptation
May Odeh, Cherien Dabis, Ina FichmanGetty Images Amiry’s novel is an account of living in the West Bank from the early eighties up until 2003, including a period when her mother-in-law moved in during the Israeli invasion of Ramallah in March 2000. The multi-hyphenate is in Cannes as a cast member Tarik Saleh’s Palme d’Or contender thriller Eagles of the Republic and was at Sundance earlier this with her latest directorial work All That’s Left Of You. “The story of Sharon and My Mother-in-Law brings a fresh perspective to the Palestinian narrative, told with cheeky humor and irony by the very talented director, Cherien Dabis.
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