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When Mounira impulsively decides to clear out her sister’s abandoned room, Sita, the longtime housekeeper, searches through the massive collections to retrieve a treasured keepsake before it’s erased.
A once-lived-in musician’s room, layered with dust, forgotten belongings, and collectibles, is about to be emptied. Gharbalah unfolds as Sita, the longtime housekeeper, is unexpectedly drawn into Mounira’s impulsive decision to erase the past. Tasked with sorting and packing, Sita realizes that a precious CD is missing and sets out to recover it. As she searches through the clutter, tensions rise between the two women, exposing the heavy weight of memory and unspoken grief.

Credits

Director
Afnan Tag
Screenwriter
Afnan Tag

About the Director

Afnan Tag
Afnan Tag is a Yemeni writer, director, producer, and graduate from Northwestern University. Over the years, she has worked on a variety of films that tackle issues of self, family and culture. In her own films, she explores coming-of-age stories that focus on teenagers’ struggles, as well as stories about family disconnection in the face of loss. Recently, Afnan’s latest film, ‘Thobe El Eid’, wor
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