The Day I Lost My Shadow
2018, Arabic. Directed by Soudade Kaadan.
It is winter in Damascus. Sana, with her eight-year-old son, is living alone while her husband works in Saudi Arabia. When Sana runs out of gas to cook or warm the house, she takes a day off to find a gas cylinder. From there begins a trip into the surroundings of Damas, where Sana finds herself brutally confronted with the effects of war.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 2 September 2018
- Original title
- يوم أضعت ظلي
- Country
- France, Lebanon, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic
- Written by
- Soudade Kaadan
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The Day I Lost My Shadow runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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The Day I Lost My Shadow isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 September 2018. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Day I Lost My Shadow, try I Was a Stranger, The Road Dance, The Kindness of Strangers.
Who directed The Day I Lost My Shadow?
The Day I Lost My Shadow (2018) was directed by Soudade Kaadan and stars Sawsan Arsheed, Reham Al-Kassar, Samer Ismail.