by Maff | Sep 23, 2019 | Helsingborg 2019
NIGHT/EXT Egypt, UAE I 2018 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 98 min A taxi ride takes young filmmaker, Moe, from his upper class world to meet two strangers exposing the unknown side of underground Cairo at night. Moe, Toutou, Mostafa, three individuals...
by Maff | Sep 23, 2019 | Helsingborg 2019
UNDERDOWN Lebanon I 2018 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 72 min Under Beirut’s umbrella of corruption and chaos, Palestinian taxi driver Abu Hussam strives to reconnect with the love of his life and dreams of a permanent shelter. The runaway Syrian...
by Maff | Sep 23, 2019 | Helsingborg 2019
Short Package BROTHERHOOD Canada, Tunisia, Qatar, Sweden I 2018 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 25 min Swedish premiere Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural Tunisia with his wife and two sons. Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik...
by Maff | Sep 23, 2019 | Helsingborg 2019
Short Package EXTRA SAFE Egypt I 2019 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 9 min World premiere Noha is waiting in line at the pharmacy to buy a pack of condoms. The colourful pack catches a little girl’s attention, who wants to know what it is. When the girl’s...
by Maff | Sep 23, 2019 | Helsingborg 2019
Short Package I AM NOT THERE Sweden I 2018 I Swedish dialogue with English subtitles l 14 min When Lama’s family tells her they have to leave the country, Lama reacts like any teenager forced to leave their friends. With a creative use of the documentary form, we get...
by Maff | Sep 23, 2019 | Helsingborg 2019
Short Package SON OF A DANCER Lebanon I 2018 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 21 min Nordic premiere Majed, a 20-year-old man, is grieving the loss of his recently deceased mother. One day, he gets the shock of his life when he learns that she used to be a...
