{"id":26711,"date":"2025-07-12T15:40:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T13:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plukdenacht.nl\/?post_type=movie&#038;p=26711"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:59:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T10:59:57","slug":"thank-you-for-banking-with-us","status":"publish","type":"movie","link":"https:\/\/plukdenacht.nl\/en\/movie\/thank-you-for-banking-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You for Banking with Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"moviemeta\"><li class=\"meta\">Laila Abbas<\/li><li class=\"meta\">2024<\/li><li class=\"meta\">Germany, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Netherlands, Lebanon<\/li><li class=\"meta\">92&#039;<\/li><li class=\"meta\">Drama<\/li><li class=\"meta\">Arabic and English, with English subtitles.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Who gets to decide who inherits what? And why do two daughters have fewer rights than their brother living on the other side of the world?<\/strong> In <em>Thank You for Banking with Us<\/em> by Laila Abbas, estranged sisters Noura and Mariam don\u2019t have much time to reflect on these questions \u2013 they have just one night to outsmart the system.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-the-catcher-slider\"><figure class=\"tccSlides\"><div class=\"tccSlide\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tccSlideImg\" src=\"https:\/\/plukdenacht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thank-you-for-banking-with-us-LFF-2024-1536x864-2.jpeg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"tccSlide\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tccSlideImg\" src=\"https:\/\/plukdenacht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thank-you-Still3-scaled-2.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"tccSlide\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tccSlideImg\" src=\"https:\/\/plukdenacht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thank-You-For-Banking-With-Us-1.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"tccSlide\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tccSlideImg\" src=\"https:\/\/plukdenacht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thank-you-for-banking-with-us-04-1.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"tccSlide\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tccSlideImg\" src=\"https:\/\/plukdenacht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MV5BN2Q1MDJhNzQtMGQxMS00NzQ2LTkxMjItNzExZDM0ODdlNDExXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_-1.jpg\"\/><\/div><\/figure><div class=\"slick-arrow-tcc slick-prev-tcc\"><span class=\"buttonMiddle\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"slick-arrow-tcc slick-next-tcc\"><span class=\"buttonMiddle\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>When their father suddenly passes away, there&#8217;s no time to mourn. Instead, the sisters hatch a plan: they\u2019ll keep his death a secret until morning so they can quickly withdraw money from his bank account. Under current inheritance laws, everything would otherwise go to their brother in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abbas uses this seemingly simple premise to expose the invisible walls Palestinian women face \u2013 not just in navigating bureaucracy, but also in their interactions with family. At times, the film feels like a Palestinian take on <em>Thelma &amp; Louise<\/em> \u2013 minus the car chase, and with a lot more paperwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank You for Banking with Us<\/em> isn\u2019t a film that hammers home a moral message. Instead, Abbas quietly shows how commonplace and relatable this struggle is \u2013 not only for women in the Middle East, but around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p> Its strength lies in its subtlety: in how social pressure operates, how legal systems systematically disadvantage women, and how two people who can barely stand each other end up being each other\u2019s anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abbas has crafted a film that is both funny and heartbreaking \u2013 a story of sisterhood and resilience that feels universal, even though it&#8217;s grounded in a highly specific setting.<br>What seems like a simple task \u2013 cashing a check \u2013 quickly becomes a bureaucratic nightmare. 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