5.9
Northfork
2003
“Bound by tradition. Controlled by no one.”
Scales (2020)
November 12, 20201h 14mAR
6.8
6 votes
Overview
Hayat, a 12-year-old strong-willed girl, lives in a poor fishing village governed by dark tradition, in which every family must give away a daughter to the sea creatures who inhabit the waters near by. In turn, the sea creatures are hunted by the men of the village. Saved from this ordeal by her father, Hayat is outcasted by her village and considered a curse. But Hayat never surrenders. When Hayat’s mother gives birth to her new-born brother, Hayat must accept the brutal custom by sacrificing herself to these creatures or find a way to escape.
Director
Shahad AmeenWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Culture China - Image Nation Abu Dhabi FundIraqi Independent Film CentralEscape PicturesFilm SolutionThe Immaginarium Films
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10.0"Recalling Niki Caro’s Whale Rider in its melding of tribal mythologies and patriarchal defiance, Shahad Ameen’s Scales is an altogether darker fantasy work marked distinctive by its potent social relevance and chilling imagination..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2019/12/13/scales-sayidat-al-bahr.html