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Short Film Competition |

Egypt

France

Belgium

Arabic |

15 min

Director

Sameh Alaa

Sameh Alaa is an Egyptian filmmaker based between Cairo and Brussels. Before moving to Prague in 2012, Alaa worked as an assistant director on various commercials and feature films. He studied film directing at FAMU (Czech Republic), then went on to work on his master’s degree at the EICAR Film School in Paris. His short film Fifteen (2017) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won several awards around the world.

Producer

Muhammad Taymour, Martin Jérôme

Production Company

Les Cigognes Films, Fig Leaf Studios

Screenplay

Sameh Alaa

Cinematography

Giorgos Valsamis

Editing

Yasser Azmy

Sound

Moataz Al Qammari, Sameh Nabil

Cast

Seif Hemeda, Nourhan Ahmed

Contacts

New Europe Film Sales shorts@neweuropefilmsales.com

Producer

Muhammad Taymour, Martin Jérôme

Production Company

Les Cigognes Films, Fig Leaf Studios

Screenplay

Sameh Alaa

Cinematography

Giorgos Valsamis

Editing

Yasser Azmy

Sound

Moataz Al Qammari, Sameh Nabil

Cast

Seif Hemeda, Nourhan Ahmed

Contacts

New Europe Film Sales shorts@neweuropefilmsales.com

More About Film

This short film follows Adam, who—after being separated for 82 days—decides to venture a rough road to be reunited with the one he loves. The coming-of-age story tackles several social issues and the challenges faced by youth. It is the first Egyptian film to be selected for the Official Short Film Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 50 years.

Producer

Muhammad Taymour, Martin Jérôme

Production Company

Les Cigognes Films, Fig Leaf Studios

Screenplay

Sameh Alaa

Cinematography

Giorgos Valsamis

Editing

Yasser Azmy

Sound

Moataz Al Qammari, Sameh Nabil

Cast

Seif Hemeda, Nourhan Ahmed

Contact

New Europe Film Sales shorts@neweuropefilmsales.com