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( 1978 )
Special Presentations, Tribute to Sudanese Film Group |
 
USSR
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 Arabic |
 18 min

About the film

Suliman Elnour’s graduation film Wa lakin alardh tadur (1978) depicts everyday life in a school in Yemen.

Director

Suliman Elnour

Suliman Elnour, born in 1947, is a Sudanese filmmaker and writer. He studied Folklore, African and Asian Studies at the University of Khartoum and film at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), Moscow. He is a founding member of the Sudanese Film Group and a member of the editorial board of the magazine “Cinema”.

Producer

Production Company

Screenplay

Suliman Elnour

Cinematography

Salah Sharif

Editing

M. Shakhovskaya

Sound

O. Polisonov, Ali Qassim Al-Khaledi

Cast

Contacts

Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art, mail@arsenal-berlin.de

Producer

Production Company

Screenplay

Suliman Elnour

Cinematography

Salah Sharif

Editing

M. Shakhovskaya

Sound

O. Polisonov, Ali Qassim Al-Khaledi

Cast

Contacts

Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art, mail@arsenal-berlin.de

More About Film

After gaining independence in the late 1960s, Yemen turned to the Soviet Union for support. Elnour’s visit to Yemen left a lasting impression as he witnessed the country’s zeal for exploration and progress. He was particularly struck by the desert schools built for the Bedouin people. These schools served a dual purpose: they catered to the Bedouin lifestyle, offering a space for new alliances to form, while also symbolizing a profound cultural transformation—an attempt to encourage the traditionally nomadic Bedouin to settle down. Despite facing numerous challenges during filming, the  movie received recognition and was honored with an award at the Moscow Film Festival.

Screenplay

Suliman Elnour

Cinematography

Salah Sharif

Editing

M. Shakhovskaya

Sound

O. Polisonov, Ali Qassim Al-Khaledi

Contact

Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art, mail@arsenal-berlin.de

More About Film

After gaining independence in the late 1960s, Yemen turned to the Soviet Union for support. Elnour's visit to Yemen left a lasting impression as he witnessed the country's zeal for exploration and progress. He was particularly struck by the desert schools built for the Bedouin people. These schools served a dual purpose: they catered to the Bedouin lifestyle, offering a space for new alliances to form, while also symbolizing a profound cultural transformation—an attempt to encourage the traditionally nomadic Bedouin to settle down. Despite facing numerous challenges during filming, the  movie received recognition and was honored with an award at the Moscow Film Festival.