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DISQUIET

( 2026 )
Short Film Competition |
 
Egypt
 |
 Arabic |
 15 min

About the film

A young supermarket cashier is handed a mysterious envelope by a regular elderly customer. Inside is a key and a desperate final wish: to check on the apartment if she disappears. When the old woman stops showing up, the cashier enters the home and finds her corpse. Instead of calling for help, she wanders the house, tries on her clothes, and takes her ring...

Director

Mariam Abdelgaber

Mariam Abdel Gaber began her career as editor-in-chief of E7na magazine and published her debut story collection in 2013. In 2016, she launched Nady el-Video, independently writing, directing, and producing successful short documentary-style videos. Following a hiatus, she transitioned into narrative filmmaking, making her dramatic debut with the short film Irtibak (Disquiet). 

Producer

Tamer Ashry, Zeina Eissa, Alia El Shahbour, Mariam Abdel Gaber

Production Company

Screenplay

Mariam Abdel Gaber

Cinematography

Ahmed Tahoun

Editing

Yasser Azmy

Sound

Mazin Helal

Cast

Rakeen Saad, Menha El Batraoui

Contacts

International Sales & Middle East Distributor: CULT Film Hustle, Egypt, communication@cult.art

Producer

Tamer Ashry, Zeina Eissa, Alia El Shahbour, Mariam Abdel Gaber

Production Company

Screenplay

Mariam Abdel Gaber

Cinematography

Ahmed Tahoun

Editing

Yasser Azmy

Sound

Mazin Helal

Cast

Rakeen Saad, Menha El Batraoui

Contacts

International Sales & Middle East Distributor: CULT Film Hustle, Egypt, communication@cult.art

More About Film

Producer

Tamer Ashry, Zeina Eissa, Alia El Shahbour, Mariam Abdel Gaber

Screenplay

Mariam Abdel Gaber

Cinematography

Ahmed Tahoun

Editing

Yasser Azmy

Sound

Mazin Helal

Cast

Rakeen Saad, Menha El Batraoui

Contact

International Sales & Middle East Distributor: CULT Film Hustle, Egypt, communication@cult.art