EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based Paradise City Sale has acquired world sales rights to Sara Ishaq’s debut feature The Station ahead of its world premiere in Cannes Critics’ Week in May.
The film was among seven features announced for Cannes Critics’ Week’s competition on Monday, with the parallel section due to showcase 11 features in total in its 65 th edition running from May 13 to 21.
The rare Yemen set-drama, revolves round Layal who runs a women-only petrol station, which is a rare safe haven for its female clients in a war-torn country. There, the rules are simple: no men, no weapons, no politics. When Layal’s younger brother faces enlistment, she reunites with her estranged sister to save the one life they still can.
Ishaq first gained international recognition with her Oscar and BAFTA-nominated short documentary Karama Has No Walls (2012). Her personal documentary, The
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