When Monaliza Smiled (2012)
- Original title
- لما ضحكت موناليزا
- Directed by
- Fadi Haddad
- Country
- Jordan
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young Jordanian woman named Monaliza finds no reason to smile until she takes a job as an office girl. She falls in love with Hamdi, an Egyptian immigrant who works as the office tea guy and helps her see the world in a new way.
lightheartedromanticupbeatgentlewarmhopefulcharming
What happens
When Monaliza Smiled (Arabic: لما ضحكت موناليزا; Lamma Dehket Monaliza) is a 2012 Jordanian romantic comedy film directed by Fadi Haddad, produced by Nadia Eliwat and Nadine Toukan and starring Tahani Salim and Shady Khalaf with Haifa Al Agha, Nadera Omran, Fouad Al Shomali, Haidar Kfouf, and Suha Najjar. Its plot is set in Amman, Jordan and the film is now available online and on digital platforms. The film talks about how a Jordanian young lady named Monaliza, who sees no reason to smile, gets a job as an office girl and falls in love with cheerful Hamdi who is an Egyptian immigrant and is the “tea guy” of the office. Hamdi, who is the only person able to make Monaliza smile, shows Monaliza the world in an amazingly new and different perspective. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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