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2010 | Color | 90min

Asya, a visual artist who resides in Manhattan, lives in a world of supermodels, parties and glamour. One day, while watching television, she finds out that Faisal, her childhood friend, has been abducted by the CIA. That same night, she meets Javier, a Mexican PhD student, and the romance blossoms. The situation gives cause to complicated feelings and conflicting opinions in relation to the fusion of cultures in a complex world.


Country: Estados Unidos
Direction: Durra; Zeina
Script: Durra; Zeina
Production: Hope; Vanessa
Photography: Crosignani; Magela
Sound: Guarino; Mike
Cast:Ackerman; Rita, Saleh; Karim, Bouchez; élodie, de Tavira; José María, Kulukundis; Marianna
Participation year at FICM: 2010

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