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Alia

    • Director

      Claire Dix

    • Credits

      Producer: Nodlag Houlihan. Writer: Claire Dix

    • Principal Cast

      Barya Shafaq, Ryan Andrews

  • Category

    Short

Love crosses boundaries in this emotional short about the young, embattled Alia (Baria Shafaq), a young Afghan girl living in Dublin, who refuses to enter an arranged marriage and instead begins a relationship with local mechanic Danny (Ryan Andrews). Director Claire Dix skilfully tells this heartfelt story about empowerment and individual choice against the backdrop of Ireland’s intercultural landscape.

16 minutes, Ireland, 2012, Colour


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