As Cannes festival goers dodged raindrops and puddles during another rainy day on the Croisette, other storms were brewing inside the cinemas. Namely in the form of two films – one from Jordan, the other from Australia – both tackling religion, women’s rights, and the emphasis society places on the boy child.
Despite their polar opposite cultural origins, both films have a boy at the heart of their stories. Both deal with the weight of tradition and religious conventions bearing down, particularly on women and girls.
