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CAI – BER

Partner: Lights On

Director: Ahmed Abdelsalam
Filmmaker's profile

In a post-revolution Cairo, after numerous failed attempts to escape the status quo of her generation’s depression, Nour, 29, secretly arranges to flee her homeland. Hours before her departure, She embarks on a journey of struggle with a patriarchal

Details

Duration: 17min.

Country: Egypt, United Kingdom

Language: Arabic (Egyptian Spoken)

Year: 2021

Genre: Fiction (Drama)

Topic: Identity, Immigration, Islam, Love, Religion, Society, Women

Cast & Crew

Director: Ahmed Abdelsalam

Production company: Underdog, Fauve

Writer: Ahmed Hosny

Cinematographer: Mostafa El-Kashef

Editor: Badr Dahi

Actors: Mariam Al-Ferjani, Ibrahim El-Naggary, Nabil Nour El-Din

Sales Agent: Lights On

Festivals & Awards

2021

El Gouna Film Festival El Gouna Film Festival El Gouna Star for Best Arab Short Film

2022

Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival

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