باص 22

Story

Synopsis

In the sweltering Arabian Gulf heat Ananda’s dreams of a better life than the one she left behind in India are shattered after her child is forgotten on a school bus. Armed with the dead child’s ashes, she stands up against society’s ‘invisible’ caste, demanding accountability and refusing the customary blood money.

Director

Wendy Bednarz

Writers

Nadia Eliewat, Wendy Bednarz

Language

Arabic

Country

United Arab Emirates, India, Jordan, United States of America

Release date

16 May 2024

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Tannishtha Chatterjee

  Ananda Ishwar

• 

  Kinda Alloush

  Mira

• 

  Amit Sial

  Gagan Ishwar

• Aarushi Laud

  Ravina Ishwar

• Kshethra Mithun

  Anju Ishwar

• 

  Zainab Hasan

  Tasneem Farooqi

• 

  Dogana Essa

  Amal

• 

  Mansoor Alfeeli

  Major Abdullah

• Sam Akel

  Police Officer

• Francesca Bizzarri

  School Principle

• Martin J. Corrado

  Assistant Principal

• Jennifer Dabu Lara

  Rosemary Torres