Shrine Of Silence

Laila, a young Syrian girl, lives with her mother in a refugee camp.
Ahmad, Laila’s brother, was arrested in Syria by the regime after the revolution.
Laila is forced to marry a man 30 years older than her, so that her dowry can be used to pay for Ahmad’s freedom; she goes to live with her new husband in a far-off village. It is an amazing tale of how Laila becomes a spiritual symbol for the village residents. The film tells the story of her transformation from a victim to a woman who approaches a state of holiness, as if becoming a divine soul.

Director & Screenplay: Saer Mussa
Director of Photography: Hatem Nachi
Film Editor: Anas Saadi
Sound Designer: Samy Gharbi
Re-Recording Mixer: Samy Gharbi
Production Companies: Metafora Production, Cinétéléfilms

Principal Cast Mohammad Bakri
Nour Hajri as Layla
Issa Al Issa
Sawsan Maalej

103

Minutes

2024

Release

Production

Tunisia
Qatar

Bio – Filmography

Saer Mussa
Born in Syria. Saer Mussa studied Film and TV Directing at the Higher Academy of Film and TV in Lodz- Poland. After graduation, he worked in Syria for two years at Syrian Television. Afterward, returned to Poland and worked in documentary cinema for a period of four years.
Later, Mussa took position as Director & Producer in Italy for Orbit satellite television & Radio Network, for four years, then returned to Syria and directed several documentaries, and a short fiction film: three Syrian drama series and two Iraqi series, (30 episodes of each).

– “Shrine of Silent”- A long feature film
– “The Wings Journey”- A short feature film
– “On The Way to Paradise”- A documentary on Middle-Eastern refugees in Poland.
– “Enlightenment Columns”- Five documentaries on Christian Heritage in Syria
– “Lowrance of Arabia” & “The Runaway”- Two Syrian Tv series, (30 episodes of each)
– “The Forgotten House” & “Memories of Homeland”- Two Iraqi Tv series, (30 episodes of each)

Laila