Mona Mokhtar

Trapped revolves around a number of women from different walks of life whose destinies are tied together; being all under one siege. As the events unfold, their own personal stories reflect on a far bigger siege that depicts the shackles imposed by a patriarchal society.

he kept convincing himself that the woman in his bed is always his wife, his lawful partner, the one who wears his ring. Sometimes she acts young, sometimes she grows old, sometimes she becomes soft or rough, thin or fat —that’s her business alone. In fact, that’s the business of the people who can see, and their responsibility alone. They are the ones who have the gift of certainty, because they can tell the difference. As for him, as long as he is deprived of sight, he will remain deprived of certainty because he is blind. And there is no blame on the blind. Or… is there?

As Tariq and Laila, a married couple, shop for a gift for her mom, Tariq buys shoes he likes, then evades visiting the mother whom he hates. In the morning, two men attack Tariq, who suffers a respiratory arrest and dies at the age of 40. Laila recalls her memories with Tariq and hallucinates about him.