National Geographic Entertainment presents ; a National Geographic/Imagenation Abu Dhabi release ; in association with Levantine Entertainment ; Maximum Film International in association with Levantine Entertainment presents ; a film by Cherien Dabis ; a First Generation Films production ; an Alcina Pictures/Buffalo Gal Pictures/EVMG production ; in association with Rotana Studios and Showtime Arabia ; written and directed by Cherien Dabis ; produced by Christina Piovesan ; producer, Paul Barkin ; executive producers, Alicia Sams, Cherien Dabis, Gregory Keever