Hoda - Mother on Hold

Hoda, a tattooed choir singer, Coptic Christian, and fighter against adversity, longed to have biological children, but her wish remained unfulfilled. Twenty years ago, she met little Mariam at a Coptic children’s home. Despite adoption being forbidden by law in Egypt, Hoda’s love for Mariam blossomed, as if Mariam were her own daughter.

• Rabelle Ramez ErianDirector
• Ahmed Abdel MohsenWriter

• Hoda StefanosSelf
• Mariam SamiSelf
• Laila NicholasSelf