What Else Grows on the Palm of Your Hands?

June. 01,2023      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The routines of two women fuse together as their similar gestures get repeated over time. Their hands intersect through their shared memory one movement at a time. The daily routine of Hayat in her absolute loneliness builds as she tries to recollect memories of her grandmother. We observe both their lives separately, the gestures of both women seem to be in an ongoing, subtle dialogue. The rhythm of the events slowly forms itself as their days go by. Eventually, the bond between them unravels the motherly love that unites them.

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Reviews

BootDigest
2023/06/01

Such a frustrating disappointment

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SunnyHello
2023/06/02

Nice effects though.

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Noutions
2023/06/03

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

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Maleeha Vincent
2023/06/04

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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