The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Teenage best friends Doe and Muna are heading off on what seems like the trip of a lifetime. Quiet, observant Doe hasn’t travelled since arriving in the UK as a Somali refugee aged three. Muna, sharp and fearless with Pakistani roots, leads them through airport security and into the unknown. But this isn’t a holiday. The girls are bound for Istanbul, planning to cross into Syria to begin a new life they believe holds purpose and meaning. When their fixer fails to appear, panic sets in, but turning back isn’t an option. Alone in a foreign city, they must improvise fast, pushing the limits of their courage, their faith, and their friendship.
Ratings
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Suhayla El BushraWriter
- Nadia FallDirector
- Alex BaranowskiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ebada HassanDoe
- Safiyya IngarMuna
- Yusra WarsamaKadija
- Cemre EbüzziyaZeynep
- Aziz ÇapkurtBarış
- Hayal Lorena CercisAslı
- Ada Danila Farid MancusoDilara
- Leo BillJon
- Ali KhanSamir
- Fiona Helen ArmstrongKerry
- Amanda LawrenceMiss Westgate
- Mitchell BrownKyle