Sand Storm

A Bedouin village in Northern Israel. When Jalila's husband marries a second woman, Jalila and her daughter's world is shattered, and the women are torn between their commitment to the patriarchal rules and being true to themselves.

Cast

Lamis Ammar

as Layla

Ruba Bilal

as Jalila

Hitham Omari

as Suliman

Shaden Kanboura

as Alakel

Khadija Al Akel

as Tasnim

Jalal Masrwa

as Anwar

Elham Araf

May Azliah

Omar El Nasasreh

as Munir

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