Jordanian filmmaker Zain Duraie arrives at this year’s Red Sea Film Festival with her first feature “Sink” (“Gharaq”), a deeply personal drama screening in competition. The film, which traces a mother’s increasing desperation as her teenage son slips into mental illness, marks a bold step for a director intent on reshaping expectations around Arab cinema. Duraie previously gained international attention with her short “Give Up the Ghost,” which premiered in Venice’s 2019 Horizons Shorts Competition and went on to win multiple festival awards.

Variety is exclusively premiering the first trailer (below) for “Sink,” which follows Nadia ( Clara Khoury ), a mother convinced she can guide her teenage son, Basil (Mohammad Nizir), back on track after he’s suspended from school for a troubl

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