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As Sara stands on the cusp of committing an unthinkable act, time stands still, giving her an opportunity to witness the consequences of her action. But is this a second chance or an admission of guilt?
Baghdad, 30 December, 2006. Sara, an unassuming young woman, enters Baghdad’s central train station with sinister intentions. On the edge of committing a destructive and heinous act, Sara finds her plans are drastically altered, complicated by an unwanted and awkward encounter with Salam, a self-assured and flirtatious salesman. In an unfortunate twist of fate, Salam becomes a hostage in Sara’s confused and deluded master plan to blow up the station. Caught up in the chaos of a situation he cannot begin to comprehend, Salam desperately tries to understand Sara’s motives and to sway her decision. In a moment of reflection, Sara is given the opportunity to learn about the lives she has been so willing to destroy for others.

Credits

Director
Mohamed Jabarah Al Daradji
Screenwriter
Mohamed Jabarah Al Daradji, Isabelle Stead
Producer
Mohamed Jabarah Al Daradji, Isabelle Stead
Sales Company
Picture Tree International
Cast
Sara - Zahraa Ghandour Lebanese/ Iraqi (TV presenter Al Sumaria TV)
Salam - Ameer Jabarah - Iraqi ('Salim' In The Sands of Babylon')

About the Director

Mohamed Jabarah Al Daradji
Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji studied in Iraq and the Netherlands before travelling to the UK to complete his Masters degree in Cinematography and Directing at the Northern Film School in Leeds, where he won the prestigious Kodak Student Commercial Award for Cinematography. In 2003, he returned to Iraq to make his first feature film, ‘Ahlaam’, which screened at more than 125 international film festiv
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