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culture struggling with an increasing mental health crisis." Bianca Garner of In Their Own League wrote Manara is "a perfect example of how to carefully construct a short film narrative." Film critic Mazen Fawzy wrote that Manara is "a powerful film that successfully implicates the viewer and leaves room for varying interpretations." Adam
Symchuk of Asian Movie Pulse gave the film a mixed review, but wrote "its strengths are still enough to put the short in high regard, and establishes director Zayn Alexander as a strong narrative storyteller."
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husband’s cause of death in order to maintain appearances, despite the vehement objections of her adult children, Rami and Noura. One hour before the mourners’ arrival, and still struggling to agree on a course of action, Alia, Noura and Rami are forced to reevaluate the long dysfunctional family dynamic that brought them here in the first place.
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The film debuted in Venice, Italy before appearing at festivals in
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Alexander said he made the film to explore "the obsession with appearances in
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In a coastal town in
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