The Burdened

When Isra’a discovers she is expecting another baby amid the civil war in Yemen, she and her husband decide she should have an abortion. But this creates enormous difficulties – in their relationship and elsewhere. A moving story from an all-too-often forgotten crisis region.

Director: Amr Gamal

Cast: Khaled Hamdan, Abeer Mohammed, Samah Alamrani, Awsam Abdulrahman, Shahd Algonfedy, Saleem Islam, Roaa Al-Hamshari, Omar Elyas

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.