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The Return Of The Prodigal Son(Egypt/Tunisia/France) – the winner of the top project prize at the most recent Red Sea Souk, Rani Massalha’s film tells the story of an Egyptian pig farmer whose Coptic Christian community is thrown into turmoil during the swine flu epidemic that broke out during the Mubarak regime. Thank You For Banking With Us(Palestine/Germany/Qatar) – After making a splash with her documentary Ice & Dust, Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas returns with this female-empowerment drama about two sisters who concoct a scheme to divert their father’s inheritance in defiance of sexist bequeathal rules dictated by Sharia Law. Yellow Bus(India/Jordan/UAE/US) – Wendy Bednarz’s completed — and already on the festival trail — feature narrative debut sheds light on the difficulties expats living in the UAE face in the wake of crises, following a mother shattered by grief in the aftermath of the loss of her daughter at the hands of her school’s gross negligence.

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