Aljadel, a grieving Saudi teenager, refuses to participate in a chant with her middle-school choir honouring her deceased best friend. Meanwhile, the power hungry Main Teacher, rejects their permission to chant and decides instead to order the students to participate in an activity to re-enact the shrouding the dead. When Aljadel watches her friend being shrouded, her anger boils over and she rises to action, leading the rest of the girls to do the same.
Ghada Aboud
Wajanat
Aisha Alrefaey
Hasnaa
Saada Alzahrani
Badria
Rajaae
Aljadel
Lulu Saoud
Jomana
Aljadel, a grieving Saudi teenager, refuses to participate in a chant with her middle-school choir honouring her deceased best friend. Meanwhile, the power hungry Main Teacher, rejects their permission to chant and decides instead to order the students to participate in an activity to re-enact the shrouding the dead. When Aljadel watches her friend being shrouded, her anger boils over and she rises to action, leading the rest of the girls to do the same.
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