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Barakat

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When matriarch Aisha Davids decides to accept a marriage proposal, she devises a plan to break the news to her four sons over Eid. The only problem is that the two eldest sons have been at loggerheads since their father passed away and refuse to be in the same room at the same time. Her big reveal is spoiled when the boys hear via the grapevine about their mother's pending nuptials and come together to voice their disapproval of the match. Now it's up to Aisha, her fiancé, and her daughters in law to bring the sons around to her way of thinking using the one thing they can all agree on -- the barakat. Barakat, an Arabic word meaning blessings, is a story about celebrating life, culture, and the importance of family.

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Guy Lodge Variety 12/21/2021
Amy Jephta's tender-hearted film has few narrative surprises, but is illuminating as a rare feature devoted wholly to Cape Muslim society. Go to Full Review Jason Gorber That Shelf 06/05/2022
A look at BARAKAT, Amy Jephta’s charming, comedic, and at times moving portrait of a Muslim family in South Africa: Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Junaid Gerald D @Misterrr_Gee Feb 22 This is a wonderful film of a Cape Coloured Muslim family that goes head-to-head trying to navigate their way through their internal family issues as the mother tries to remarry to her local doctor. Throughout the issues that the family faces, another layer of issues arises when the matriarch's son does not like the doctor for their mother. It brings a lot of themes related to these layers of issues in a comedic performative sense. Definitely a must-see for relatable content. See more Read all reviews
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Amy Jephta

Director

Joey Yusuf Rasdien

Actor

Vinette Ebrahim

Actor

Bonnie Mbuli

Actor

Danny Ross

Nur

Mortimer Williams

Zaid
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Synopsis When matriarch Aisha Davids decides to accept a marriage proposal, she devises a plan to break the news to her four sons over Eid. The only problem is that the two eldest sons have been at loggerheads since their father passed away and refuse to be in the same room at the same time. Her big reveal is spoiled when the boys hear via the grapevine about their mother's pending nuptials and come together to voice their disapproval of the match. Now it's up to Aisha, her fiancé, and her daughters in law to bring the sons around to her way of thinking using the one thing they can all agree on -- the barakat. Barakat, an Arabic word meaning blessings, is a story about celebrating life, culture, and the importance of family.
Director
Amy Jephta
Producer
Ephraim Gordon
Screenwriter
Amy Jephta, Ephraim Gordon
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Afrikaans
Runtime
1h 43m