THE BURDENED
Yemen, Sudan, Saudi Arabia | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 91 min
SYNOPSIS
Aden, Southern Yemen. Isra’a and Ahmed put all their efforts into offering a normal life and
education to their three young children. When they find out that Isra’a is pregnant again, they have
to make difficult decisions guided only by their family’s interest.
Swedish premiere
Screening: April 26th 17:15 Panora 1
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CAST & CREDITS
Director: Amr Gamal
Writer: Mazen Refaat, Amr Gamal
Cast: Khaled Hamdan, Abeer Mohammed, Samah Alamrani
Dop: Mrinal Desai
Producer: Mohsen Alkhalifi, Amr Gamal
AMR GAMAL
Is an independent Yemeni film and theater director. In 2003, he received the President’s Award in playwriting.
In 2005, Gamal established Khaleej Aden Theatre Troupe, he has written and directed all the theater productions by the troupe since 2005. His play ‘Ma’k Nazel’ became the first Yemeni play to be performed in Europe (Berlin) after its big success in Yemen. In spring 2018, production began for his first feature film ’10 days before the wedding’, the film premiered in Aden during the summer, becoming the first film to open commercially in Yemen since the last three decades. The film continued to be screened for over 8 months and became Yemen’s official submission to the Oscar in 2018. Amr Gamal lives and works in Aden, Yemen.