Burdened (The)

  • Burdened (The)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2023
Format : Feature
Running time : 91 (in minutes)

The film is based on a true story set in the city of Aden around 2019. It tells the story of the struggle of a couple with three children after the parents lost their jobs due to the country's economic crisis. When the mother discovers that she is pregnant with a fourth child, she decides to have an abortion. A difficult decision in a conservative society.



Casting: Khaled Hamdan / Abeer Mohammed / Samah Alamrani
Screenplay: Amr Gamal / Mazen Refaat
Cinematography: Mrinal Desai
Editing : Heba Othman
Director : Amr Gamal
Production company: Adenium Productions

Film by Amr Gamal selected for the :
- Durban international Film Festival 2023
- JCC 2023

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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