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The Station

  • Original title Al Mahattah
  • Director Sara Ishaq
  • Format Co-production
  • Genre Drama
  • Production Company Barentsfilm
  • Premiere 2nd quarter of 2026
  • World Premiere Cannes Festival May 17 2026
  • Producer Ingrid Lill Høgtun
  • Screenplay Sara Ishaq, Nadian Eliewat
  • Main viewing platform Cinema
  • Duration 112 min
  • Cast Manal Al-Mulaiki, Abeer Mohammed, Rashad Khaled, Saleh Al-marshahi, Fariha Hassan, Amal Esmail, Shorooq Mohammed, Randa Mohammed, Fatima Muthanna
  • Sales agent Paradise City Sales

Layal runs a women-only petrol station in Yemen: a safe haven in a war-torn country. There, the rules are simple: no men, no weapons, no politics. When Layal’s younger brother faces enlistment, she reunites with her estranged sister to save the one life they still can.

Grants to The Station

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Date of decision: May 31, 2024 Applicant: Barentsfilm AS Awarded: NOK 700,000 Director: Sara Ishaq Producer: Nadia Elievat Manus: Nadia Elievat, Sara Ishaq Grant scheme: Sørfond