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Hounds will open the festival
MIFF has arrived on the international film festival circuit with a mission to celebrate and amplify the diverse voices that explore the rich tapestry of Muslim experiences via the medium of film. This first edition showcases the breadth of Muslim storytelling with premieres of acclaimed new features set throughout the world including the UK, Morocco, Turkey, Tunisia, Jordan and Sudan.
The festival runs in London from May 30 to June 2.
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Wracked by guilt after covering up a murder, Mona — a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage — tries to make amends by taking in the deceased’s southern Sudanese widow, Julia, and her son, Daniel, into her home.
The story of a man who violently breaks free from his banal environment, evading society with its principles, codes and institutions.
A lonely man starts to piece together the story of his estranged father after his death and discovers the older man didn't believe he was human.
A criminal lawyer faces difficult moral and emotional choices.
A fateful night in the life of a father and son after a kidnapping goes awry.
A man and a woman from two different social classes keep their relationship a secret as the man struggles to raise a dowry.
An actor struggles with the various roles he is juggling in life.
In Taliban controlled Afghanistan, Laili walks into a Chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full body veil and face a new future.
A mother fights for her rights in a partriachal system after her husband's death.
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