Hyphen

When Nicole reveals to her childhood friend and cousin, Reine, that she’s been addicted to heroin since she was 13, they decide to document Nicole’s rehab journey. Hyphen follows the ups and downs of their relationship as well as Nicole’s struggle to move out into the world as an adult and grown woman despite the lack of economic opportunities and a poisonous cultural upbringing that teaches young women to suppress their ideas and sexuality and to follow a set of religious and cultural rules.

Genre: Feature Documentary / Creative Non-Fiction / Social Issues / Mental Health / Middle Eastern Cinema / Women’s Stories / Personal & Psychological Film

Running Time: 98 minutes
Certificate: (TBC)
Language: Arabic
Accessibility Format: English subtitles

Date: 30th April 2023