Inshallah a Boy

Inshallah a Boy

Nawal’s brave deception.

Directed by Amjad Al-Rasheed

Produced by Bayt Al Shawareb, Georges Films

2024113 min7.1 / 10

A tense, character-driven drama about a widow's strategic deception to navigate patriarchal legal and social systems in order to protect her daughter and home.

After the sudden death of her husband, working mother Nawal has to fight for her inheritance in order to save her daughter and home in a society where having a son would be a game changer.

Questions people ask

  • Is Inshallah a Boy sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Inshallah a Boy violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Inshallah a Boy end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Inshallah a Boy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Inshallah a Boy easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise49

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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