EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Inshallah a Boy, the directorial debut of Amjad Al Rasheed which world premiered in the course of the Cannes Film Festival’s Critics’ Week and is ready to have its North American debut at TIFF subsequent month.

Inshallah a Boy is being thought-about for Jordan’s Official Selection for Best International Feature Film and Greenwich will launch the movie in January.

The Imaginarium Films drama was co-written by Al Rasheed, Delphine Agut, and Rula Nasser. In the film, after the sudden demise of her husband, a widow fights for her inheritance to avoid wasting her daughter and residential.  Inshallah a Boy examines a society the place ladies are pressured to relinquish their property rights to male family and having a son would change every thing.   

“I’m beyond excited to collaborate with Greenwich on the upcoming theatrical release of my film,” stated director Amjad al Rasheed.  “Inshallah a Boy weaves the urgency of contemporary women’s rights issues into a gripping suspense narrative, aiming to propel audiences on a pulse-pounding journey of courtroom intrigue, strategic deception, and intricate family dynamics. The exceptional team at Greenwich perfectly aligns with the essence of Inshallah a Boy, and I can’t wait to bring this riveting cinematic experience to audiences far and wide.”

Inshallah a Boy was produced by Jordan/ Canadian producer Rula Nasser (Holy Spider), Jordan producers Aseel Abu Ayyash (Rebel) and Yousef Abed Alnabi (The Alleys) with the French co-producers Raphaël Alexandre (Frontiers) and Nicolas Leprêtre (The Translator).

Greenwich’s Andy Bohn negotiated the acquisition with Pyramide International’s Agathe Mauruc on behalf of the filmmakers.