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What Comes Around

( 2018 )
Feature Documentary Competition |
 
Lebanon
,
Egypt
,
Greece
,
Qatar
,
Slovenia
 |
 Arabic |
 79 min

About the Film

In Rod El Farag, one of the poorest residential areas in Cairo, obtaining daily needs is a constant struggle, but the inhabitants overcome their hardships through a social practice known as ‘Al Gami’ya’ (The Assembly). The assembly serves as a portal to penetrate the lives of the film’s characters.

Director

Reem Saleh

Producer

Reem Saleh, Konstantina Satvrianou

Production Company

Mazameer Productions

Screenplay

Reem Saleh

Cinematography

Tarek Hefny

Editing

Redzinnald Simek

Sound

Esad Rebihic, Mirza Tahirovic

Cast

Contacts

Producer

Reem Saleh, Konstantina Satvrianou

Production Company

Mazameer Productions

Screenplay

Reem Saleh

Cinematography

Tarek Hefny

Editing

Redzinnald Simek

Sound

Esad Rebihic, Mirza Tahirovic

Cast

Contacts

More About Film

In Rod El Farag, one of the poorest residential areas in Cairo, obtaining meat, fruit and daily bread is a constant struggle, but the sense of community shared by the inhabitants helps them to some extent overcome their hardships through a social practice known as ‘al Gami’ya’, or ‘the assembly’, which also functions as an alternative banking system. More than support, the assembly is an integral part of their daily life, adults and children alike. The assembly in this film serves a portal to penetrate the vivacity of 5 characters over a period of 6 years. A rare, intimate and genuine portrait of life, witnessed through the eyes and voice of its characters in a place that doesn’t know rest, situated under a train station.