The film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The Royal Film Commission – Jordan (RFC) has announced that Jordanian filmmaker Amjad Al Rasheed’s Inshallah A Boy has been selected to compete at the Critics’ Week, during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in May. This is the first time a Jordanian film competes in this prestigious festival.
The film will premiere on May 18, 2023.
The 90-minute film was all shot in the Jordanian Capital, Amman, for five weeks in 2022. It received full facilitation services from the RFC, in addition to a production grant in 2019 and a post-production grant in 2022, both from the Jordan Film Fund/RFC. It also benefited from the financial incentives dedicated to Jordanian productions offered by the RFC.
Commenting on this achievement, Mohannad Al-Bakri, Managing Director of the RFC, said: “Jordanian filmmakers are reaching new horizons with their passion, perseverance and talent. They are now telling their stories to the World, and Cannes is the most sought-after platform for this.”
The film, a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, is overseen by Jordan-based producer Rula Nasser for The Imaginarium Films. Meanwhile, MAD Solutions and Lagoonie Film Production are in charge of distributing it all over the Arab world.
The film tackles the problematic issue of women and inheritance in Jordan, an issue which is prevalent throughout the Arab world, where, due to antiquated laws, men inherit twice as much as women.
Directed by Amjad Al-Rasheed and co-written alongside Delphine Augte and Rula Nasser, Inshallah a Boy stars Muna Hawa, Haitham Omari, Salwa Nakkara, Yumna Marwan, Mohammad Al-Jizawi, Eslam Al-Awadi, and Cilina Rababa.
