Cinema Kawakeb

In a back alley in Amman, the capital of Jordan, stands a small cinema that has clearly seen better days. With its peeling walls, rickety chairs, and torn curtains, it looks as if it’s ripe for demolition. A shady loan and a dispute between the owners mean the final curtain appears to have fallen. Yet the last two employees are still hoping for a revival of the movie theater, which was last open before the pandemic.