Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo

Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo
FrenchDounia et la princesse d'Alep
Directed byAndré Kadi
Marya Zarif
Written byMarya Zarif
Produced byJudith Beauregard
Music byPierre Yves Drapeau
Production
company
Tobo Média
Distributed byHaut et Court Distribution
Release date
  • June 15, 2022 (2022-06-15) (Annecy)
Running time
72 minutes
CountriesCanada
France
LanguageFrench

Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (French: Dounia et la princesse d'Alep) is a Canadian/French animated film, directed by André Kadi and Marya Zarif and released in 2022.[1] The film centres on Dounia, a young Syrian girl who is leaving her hometown of Aleppo with her grandparents to find a new place to live following the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War.[2]

The film's voice cast includes Rachaf Ataya as Dounia, as well as Elsa Mardorissian, Manuel Tadros, Raia Haidar, Marya Zarif, Naim Jeanbart, Mustapha Aramis, Houssam Ataya and Irlande Côté.

The film premiered in June 2022 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[1]

  1. ^ a b Wendy Ide, "‘Dounia And The Princess Of Aleppo’: Annecy Review" Archived 2023-06-10 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Daily, June 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Isabelle Hontebeyrie, "«Dounia et la princesse d'Alep»: superbe conte sur la guerre et l’exil". Le Journal de Montréal, April 27, 2023.