Toha is an eight-year-old child maid working for a wealthy Cairo family.
When her best friend Nelly — the employer's daughter — is about to have a birthday party, Toha goes to extraordinary lengths to make sure it happens, in exchange for a candle to make a wish of her own.
Caught between two irreconcilable worlds, she slowly begins to understand the class divide that will define her life.
Source: Press kit
Awards:
Tribeca Film Festival 2025: Best International Narrative Feature; Best International Script; Nora Ephron Award (distinguished female filmmaker)
El Gouna Film Festival 2025: Cinema for Humanity Audience Award
Heartland International Film Festival 2025: Grand Prize Winner
São Paulo International Film Festival (49ª Mostra) 2025: Best Performance
Madrid Films by Women 2025: Best International Film
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2026: Best International First Feature
Variety: listed Sarah Goher in "Top 10 Directors to Watch in 2026" (December 2025)
RT: 91 minutes
Director: SARAH GOHER