Culture minister honours award-winning filmmaker

By JT - Jan 05,2016 - Last updated at Jan 05,2016

AMMAN — Culture Minister Lana Mamkegh on Tuesday honoured Jordanian filmmaker Sandra Kawar who won an award recently at the Delhi International Film Festival for her film “The Unacceptable Reality”.

The movie showcases the difficulties a young man goes through as a result of taking drugs. The minister underscored the importance of Kawar’s achievement, noting that it brings Jordanian cinema into the limelight.

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