The Boy of The Fish
In a world confined by walls, a young boy's spirit lifts with the waves of the sea.
Film20249m
Where to watch
Details
- Director
- Albaraa Wail
- Language
- Arabic
- Released
- 2024-07-05
- Runtime
- 9m
Community score
Confidence
Rating weighted by how many people voted
Actor Hub
Scene work for this title — private technique journals.
Open journal →The story
"The Boy Of The Fish" follows Noon, a young boy living in a Syrian refugee camp, who finds solace and a sense of freedom in a whale-shaped doll he names "Bahr." Set against the challenging realities of camp life, Noon’s journey is both a story of resilience and a testament to the boundless imagination of childhood. Through vivid symbolism and a unique soundscape, the film explores themes of loss, hope, and the longing for freedom amidst confinement. Shot entirely on an iPhone due to restrictions in the conflict zone, the film combines raw authenticity with poetic depth to capture the emotional landscape of a young soul navigating adversity.
The room
Ask. Discuss. Find the next one.
Stay with The Boy of The Fish: ask what it is actually doing, talk it through, then follow the traits that made it land.
Ask
Talk it through
Grounded in the film — and in your map, when you have one.
Try asking
3 free asks left without an account.
Actor journal
Private scene work lives in Actor Hub — not on this title page.
Characters
Star up to 5 favourites in The Boy of The Fish. Rank them if you want — picks feed Cinematic DNA; journals stay private.
