SUMMARY
Layal (Maisa Abd elHadi), a young newlywed Palestinian schoolteacher, is arrested after being falsely accused. She is transferred to a high-security Israeli women’s prison, where she encounters a terrifying world in which Palestinian political prisoners are incarcerated with Israeli criminal inmates. There, she learns she is pregnant and faces a series of impossible choices.
The first narrative feature by Palestinian documentarian Mai Masri (Children of Fire, Suspended Dreams, Children of Shatila, 33 Days, Beirut Diaries), 3000 Nights is based on extensive research into the condition of Palestinian women in Israeli prisons. A gripping tale of injustice and betrayal, as well as empowerment and the triumph of the human spirit.
3000 Nights is Jordan’s submission for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for 2017.
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