Sinjar

Set initially in the city of Barcelona, ??'Sinjar' tells the story of Carlota, a mother who is desperately looking for her son Marc. The teenage boy ran away from home without giving any more messages or leaving any kind of trace. On the other hand, on the other side of the world, other women have different problems. Sinjar, the region located on the border between Iraq and Syria, lives under the threat of war. There, Hadia is a slave who is forced to work, along with her three children, for another family. Arjin finds herself in the same situation, but she manages to free herself from the chains and escape from the captivity that trapped her. In a failed attempt to return home, he will end up joining the Kurdish militias. Three women somehow separated from their loved ones. How far will they be willing to go to get them back? Directed and written by Anna Bofarull, the film features Nora Navas, Halima Ilter, Iman Ido Koro, Guim Puig, Mouafaq Rushdie, Luisa Gavasa, Franz Harram, Àlex Casanovas, Hennan Bereket, Samia Naif and Mercè Rovira. Lara Vilanova is the director of photography. It is produced by Genius at Large and KaBoGa while Filmax handles the distribution in Spain. It had its preview at the past 25th anniversary of the Malaga Film Festival.

• Drama