HelAFF: Rose Water

Maryam spent 40 years of her life raising her children and taking care of the family. After the death of her husband, Sheikh Jaafar, her friend proposes to her, and she decides to agree. The Film revolves around Maryam, her father, her son, her other son Abbas, his Shami (Levantine) wife, their daughter, her sick daughter, and their Bahraini-Iranian neighbors. The film accurately depicts the lives of the Shia Baharna, particularly those in Qatif and Bahrain, including their accents, humor, and love for the Islamic religion and their Arabic language.