Soft Thorns (2005)

At a Damascus girls' high school, the school counsellor Hanan is the quiet centre of everyone's storms — helping teenagers navigate family pressure, social expectations and the bruising complexities of adolescence, while quietly managing the unravelling of her own marriage. Each student carries a different wound; each episode peels back another layer. A warm, perceptive Syrian drama about the hidden costs of growing up female in Arab society. Directed by Rasha Sharbatji, starring Salma Al-Masri and Qusay Khouli.

Cast (25)CrewGenresDetailsMediaAwards

Salma Al-Masri

حنان

Salim Sabri

هيثم

Kosai Khauli

علاء

I

Iyad Abu Al-Shamat

غيث

Jihan Abdelazeim

خلود

Sulafa Memar

نضال

Nadine Tahseeine Bek

رزان

Kinda Alloush

ريما

N

Nadine Salameh

رهف

Dima Kandalaft

Rawaa El Saady

غزل

Rana Al Azm

Lilia Al Atrash

دانا

Rawad Alio

فرح

A

Anahid Fayyad

ياسمين

Reem Zeno

نور

Eman Abd Alaziz

مديرة المدرسة

Nibal Al-Jazairi

منى

F

Faten Shahin

أستاذة هند

Mustafa Diab

استاذ وسيم

Adnan Abu Al-Shamat

أستاذ عبدالله

Ghada Bashour

أم سعدة

Jamal El-Ali

أبو محمد

L

Lina Karam

Khaled Taja

أبو مرح

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