Amira's Children

Amira Alhariri arrived in Prague with her husband and children, bringing with her little more than memories of the life they had to leave behind due to the war in Syria. Over the course of ten years, we watch her family face a challenge for which no one can be prepared: children growing up between two worlds. In everyday situations that carry unexpected tension, we see her daughter deciding between wearing a hijab and trying to fit in with her peers, her youngest son beginning to speak Czech better than Arabic, and her middle children seeking a balance between their parents' expectations and their own emerging identities. While her husband builds a small kebab business and spends long hours working to provide for his family, Amira becomes their cultural anchor. She teaches her children traditional recipes, tells stories from home, and keeps in touch with relatives scattered around the world. Yet every day, she watches her children adapt to their new life in ways that make her proud—but also quietly fearful. Each child is finding their own path to adulthood in a new environment, and Amira finds herself wondering more and more often whether the place where her children's future will unfold can become their home.