Following the father's discharge from the hospital, his son stays overnight with the ailing patriarch in the confined spaces of the family home. They forge a deeper bond, revealing intimate secrets. Little do they realize, this would be their first true connection and ultimate farewell.

mit | estrelado | starring | avec
Ahmed Malek, Kamel El-Basha, Mayan El-Sayed, Dounia Maher

ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Mohamed SIAM

EGYPT, NORWAY, SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR, FRANCE | 2025 | Long métrage Fiction

Titles | Titres : MY FATHER'S SCENT

Countries | Pays : Egypt, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, France | Egypte, Norvège, Arabie Saoudite, Qatar, France
TYPE : Feature Narrative | Long métrage Fiction
Year | Année : 2025
Runtime | Durée : 88 mins (1h28) expected


DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
At its core, it is a film about toxic masculinity and contemporary manhood in a patriarchal society built on social traditions. It unfolds as a poetic odyssey, peeling back the layers of our complex understanding of family, love, time, and our home. The film navigates the depths of raw human emotion through evocative visuals, sound, and music. With the war of words, both men battle only to realize at the end that there is more in their secrets that binds them than family ties.
The film was initially an angry note that turned spontaneously into a love letter. Many painful moments in the film will be turned into heartwarming ones in a comic context. The central premise is poignant: if each of us who has lost a loved one could spend one final night with them, would we settle old scores or mend broken bridges?

Producers | Producteurs : Mohamed Siam, Mohamed Hefzy
Co-Producer | Coproducteur : Fady Atallah

REGISSEUR / REALIZADOR / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATEUR :
Mohamed SIAM

Screenwriters | Scénaristes :
Mohamed Siam
Ahmed Amer

DoP | Image :
Omar Abou Douma

Sound | Son :
Jocelyn Robert

Editing | Montage :
Ahmed Hafez

Set Designer | Décors :
Assem Ali

Costume Designer | Costumes :
Nayera Dahshoury


PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
ArtKhana
Film Clinic

CO-PRODUKTION / CO-PRODUÇÃO / CO-PRODUCTION / COPRODUCTION :
Duo Film
B-Retta
Arizona Films

FUNDS OR AWARDS RECEIVED | FINANCEMENTS REÇUS (selection) :
Doha Film Institute,
Visions Sud Est,
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie,
Sorfond,
Red Sea Fund,
Malmö - Swedish Film Institute Award

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
- Mohamed Hefzy | +20 1222155470 | mohefzy(@)film-clinic.com
- Fady Atallah | +20 1099656746 | fady.atallah(@)b-retta.se



PRÊMIOS | AWARDS | PRIX (selection) :
🎖️ Laser Film (Rome) Award (Final Cut Venice | Venice Film Festival | Venice, Italy, 2024)
🎖️ Oticons Award (Final Cut Venice | Venice, Italy, 2024)
🎖️ 196-MEDIA Award (Final Cut Venice | Venice, Italy, 2024)
🎖️ Mnemonica Award (Final Cut Venice | Venice, Italy, 2024)


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :
/// 2024 | Selection : Final Cut workshop (Venice Production Bridge) | Venice Film Festival | Venise (Italie)




Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
- https://veniceproductionbridge.org/news/final-cut-venice-7-work-progress-films-have-been-selected
- https://veniceproductionbridge.org/sites/default/files/documenti/file/fcv_brochure_2024.pdf
- www.labiennale.org/en/news/awards-12th-edition-final-cut-venice
Updated by Thierno DIA, 19 April 2025