Presented by the Washington Jewish Film Festival, For Your Consideration is a choice sampling of Best Foreign Language film Oscar submissions, offering a rare opportunity to view some of the most distinguished works in world cinema.
Yemen’s submission for the 89th Academy Awards®, 2017
Amid strikingly beautiful and stark landscapes, this true story of underage marriage reflects the painful reality of Yemeni tribal culture and the vulnerability of girls. Forced by her father to marry a man three times her age, Nojoom escapes her family and files for divorce in court. Wiser than her years, she has unshakeable resolve.
Best Fiction Feature, Dubai International Film Festival 2014
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