The Blue Caftan

Set in and around the massive Baghdad garbage dumps, a young boy crosses into dangerous territory after finding an American sex doll while foraging for items of value.

A migrant worker and a Syrian refugee seize the opportunity to leave Beirut, where they have both experienced their fair share of hardship, and discover the difference between having nothing and having nothing to lose.

Set in a gritty, cramped neighborhood in East Amman, Jordan, writer and director Bassel Ghandour pieces together a violent mosaic of extortion, forbidden love, and ungodly alliances in his directorial debut.