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The blind ferryman Ayoub finds his way around the southern Iraqi marshes despite lacking eyesight, until one night, he gets lost and meets a mysterious woman. But nobody believes him when he talks about her. Ayoub begins to doubt his own perception and can no longer distinguish between reality and imagination. But then he finds his own truth...
The blind ferryman Ayoub lives in the southern Iraqi marshes. He knows how to find his way around despite his lack of eyesight, earning his money by ferrying people and goods around the wetlands. In the evenings, he often enjoys drinks with his friends, talking about the mysteries of life until late into the night. One of these evenings, they are attacked by a group of religious radicals. Trying to escape, Ayoub is lost for the very first time in his life. He is rescued by a mysterious woman who disrupts his very existence. Captivated by her, his life revolves more and more around their secret encounters. Yet nobody believes him when he talks about her, and rumours start to spread that he has lost his mind. When even his friends start to distance themselves, Ayoub's self-doubt grows until he no longer knows what is reality and what is imagination.

Credits

Director
Ali Al-Fatlawi
Screenwriter
Ali Al-Fatlawi, Joël Jent
Producer
Samir
Co-Producer
Ali Al-Fatlawi, Sophia Rubischung

About the Director

Ali Al-Fatlawi
Ali Toffan Al-Fatlawi, born and raised in Baghdad, is a Swiss-Italian-Iraqi citizen. Forced to leave his country in 1994, he continued his studies in Zurich and completed a Bachelor of Media and Arts from F&F. Ali works as a painter, poet, playwright, and director. He co-founded the production company Urakypost in 2013. He was selected for Qumra Producer Lab 2022, Doha Film Institute’s Hazaya Film