We Are Not Princesses is a documentary film about the incredible strength and spirit of four Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut as they come together to tell their stories of love, loss, pain and hope through the ancient Greek play, Antigone.
Mona
Mona
Wala'a El Sokari
Wala'a El Sokari
Zakiya Khalaf
Zakiya Khalaf
Isra'a Al Abdou
Isra'a Al Abdou
Wesam El Sokari
Wesam El Sokari
Fatima Hassan
Fatima Hassan
Rasha
Rasha
Zena
Zena
Isra'a Shahrour
Isra'a Shahrour
We Are Not Princesses is a documentary film about the incredible strength and spirit of four Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut as they come together to tell their stories of love, loss, pain and hope through the ancient Greek play, Antigone.
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