# Lucky Number Unveils First Image Of Hiam Abbass In Psychological Thriller ‘Daughter Of Eden’ – AFM

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lucky-number-unveils-first-image-of-hiam-abbass-in-psychological-thriller-daughter-of-eden-afm/
- Published: 2026-11-03T13:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T01:20:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/lucky-number-hiam-abbass-thriller-daughter-eden-afm-1237211183/
- Topics: Americas, Business, Celebrity, Companies, Entertainment, Film, Middle East, UK, World

## Key points

- Hiam Abbass stars in the London-set thriller *Daughter of Eden*.
- A nurse investigates her family’s past under Saddam Hussein.
- Lucky Number will show the first promo reel at AFM.

## Summary

Sales company Lucky Number has released the first image of Hiam Abbass in *Daughter of Eden*, a London-set psychological thriller preparing for an international sales launch at the American Film Market. The debut feature by Iranian British director Fateme Ahmadi follows a nurse’s search into her family’s past under Saddam Hussein, exploring how political persecution and inherited trauma can blur the line between justice and revenge.

Yasmin Al-Khudhairi plays a British Iraqi nurse who suspects one of her patients may be linked to what happened to her parents in Iraq. Abbass plays the patient, with Amir El-Masry and Lindsay Duncan also in the cast. Lucky Number will screen a first promotional reel at AFM while the filmmakers complete the film; it is produced by Shudder Films, Lunapark Pictures and Newgrange Pictures, with funding and support including the BFI and BBC Film.

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