A New Day in Old Sana'a
A New Day in Old Sana'a
2005, English. Directed by Bader Ben Hirsi.
One man must choose marriage and tradition...or true love and the unknown.
Tariq's aristocratic family has arranged for him to marry Bilquis, the daughter of a rich judge. However, while out in the city one night, he catches sight of a woman he believes to be Bilquis, and falls in love with her. The woman turns out to be an orphan from the lower class - a henna artist named Ines.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 2005
- Country
- Yemen, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Bader Ben Hirsi
- Box office
- $401
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Who directed A New Day in Old Sana'a?
A New Day in Old Sana'a (2005) was directed by Bader Ben Hirsi and stars Nabil Sabir, Dania Hammoud, Paolo Romano.