Mandagsfilmen: Takk for at du venter

After their father dies and leaves a large sum in the bank, two sisters must set aside their differences to fight against Sharia law, which dictates that the majority of the inheritance goes to their brother.

Their father was the last thing keeping the two sisters together. The same goes for their brother, who left the country many years earlier. After their father’s death, they risk drifting apart for good. As the male heir, their brother holds the strongest position in the inheritance settlement. To prevent this from happening, the sisters decide to "delay" their father’s death for a few hours, buying time to convince the bank that he intended to transfer the money to them.

Director Laila Abbas is a Palestinian filmmaker who studied film and TV production at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has directed several short films and has taught film at multiple Palestinian universities. Takk for at du venter/Thank You for Banking with Us is her first feature film and premiered at the BFI London Film Festival.