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Oscars: Jordan Selects Doc ‘My Sweet Land’ For International Feature Film Race


The documentary follows 11-year-old boy whose whose dreams of becoming a dentist are smashed by long-running Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

When conflict erupts again, Vrej and his family flee, only to return to a devastated homeland after their people lost the war. As Vrej faces the new harsh realities and prepares for future battles, he wrestles with the weight of his hopes and trauma. The film is produced by Azza Hourani, a Jordanian producer and assistant director with over 15 years in the industry, whose credits include Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider, Abu Bakr Shawky’s Hajjan and Amjad Al Rasheed’s Inshallah A Boy, Jordan’s entry for the 96th Academy Awards.

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