How does a family move on after the death of a father? That is the question at the heart of this Afrikaans Muslim film, the first of its kind to be produced in South Africa. When matriarch Aisha Davids (Vinette Ebrahim) decides to accept a marriage proposal, she devises a plan to break the news to her four sons over Eid. The only problem is that the two eldest sons have been at loggerheads since their father passed away and refuse to be in the same room together. Her big reveal is spoiled when the boys hear through the grapevine about their mother's pending nuptials and come together to voice their disapproval of the match. Now it's up to Aisha, her fiancé and her daughters-in-law to bring the sons around to her way of thinking using the one thing they can all agree on — the barakat. BARAKAT, an Arabic word meaning blessings, is a story about celebrating life, culture and the importance of family. (Note adapted from Indigenous Film Distribution.) Official Selection, 2020 Urbanworld and Film Africa film festivals, 2021 Pan African Film Festival.

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