Tunisia’s Kaouther Ben Hania and Yemen’s Amr Gamal are the directors of the movies DUBAI: Yemen has selected director Amr Gamal’s “The Burdened” as its entry for the Oscars’ international feature film award, while Tunisia is competing with Kaouther Ben Hania’s “Four Daughters.” For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle This means the “The Burden” and “Four Daughters” are considered for the shortlist. If the Arab movies get shortlisted, they could then get nominated for an Academy Award. This is Gamal’s second film to be submitted to the Oscars. His romantic comedy “10 Days Before the Wedding” was Yemen’s candidate in 2018. Gamal’s 2023 movie had its world premiere at this year’s Berlin Film Festival where it won several awards including the Amnesty International Award and Panorama Audience Award. Gamal’s film is based on a true story that took place in Aden in 2019. It revolves around a couple, Isra’a and Ahmed, who struggle to live a normal life and educate their three young children. When Isra’a becomes pregnant, they have to make difficult decisions about the family’s future. Tunisian director Ben Hania’s semi-documentary “Four Daughters” captures the story of Olfa Hamrouni, whose two daughters left to fight for Daesh. The film was Ben Hania’s first entry — and the only Arab one — for the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize this year. The movie follows Hamrouni, who drew international attention in 2016 after accusing Tunisian authorities of failing to stop one of her daughters from traveling to Libya to fight for the militant group. Hamrouni’s other daughter had already joined the group. The film was supported by Saudi Arabia"s Red Sea Film Foundation.