In Egypt, more than 30,000 women are bound by debt. Abandoned by her husband, Walaa must drive a tuk-tuk in a male-dominated environment. Ridiculed, harassed and rejected as she is burdened with debt, she will have to fight to survive.

After her husband abandoned her and illegally fled the country, Walaa's only way to secure income for her family was to drive a Tuk-tuk in a male dominated environment where women struggle. At the risk of being ridiculed, harassed and unaccepted while drowning in debt she embarks on a journey to fight for her livelihood.

starring / avec
Elham Wagdi, Ashraf Mahdy, Mohamed Khamis, Omer Rashad, Marie Guegess


a film by / un film de
Mohamed KHEIDR

Egypt, 2021, Short Fiction, 25 minutes, drama, in Arabic

Based on a True Story/ D'après une histoire vraie

2021 Paulin Vieyra Award by African Critics / Prix Paulin Vieyra de la Critique Africaine (Rencontres du Film Court, Madagascar, 2021)

TukTuk Trailer from KheidrDotCom on Vimeo.

Original Title / Titre VO : TUK-TUK
International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : TUK-TUK
Title (France) / Titre (France) : TUK-TUK
Other Title (in Arabic) / Autre Titre (en arabe) :
Runtime / Durée : 25' (25 minutes - 00:25:00)
Type / Type : Short Fiction / Court-métrage Fiction
Genre : Drama / Drame
Languages / Langues de tournage : Arabic / Arabe
Country of Production / Pays de Production : Egypt / Egypte
Year of production / Année de production : 2020
Year of Release / Année de Sortie : 2021
Colors / Couleurs : Color / Couleur
Aspect Ratio / Format Image : 2.39 : 1 (scope)
Camera : Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Sound / Format Son :
Medium / Support : DCP
Estimated Budget / Budget prévisionnel :

CAST / ACTRICES-ACTEURS (in credits order) :
Elham Wagdi........................................................ Walaa
Ashraf Mahdy (Ashraf Mahdi)................................... Mahrous
Mohamed Khamis................................................... Rady
Omar Rashed (Omer Rashad)................................... Sayed
Mary Girgis (Marie Guegess)..................................... Karima
Adham Mohamed..................................................... Ali
Farida Hamdy.......................................................... Eman
Nada Akram............................................................ Somayya
Shahd Farouk.......................................................... Passenger
Walid Diaa El Din...................................................... Amer
Nasser Mohamed.................................................... Fathy Tuktuk
Mohamed Mohsen................................................... Moneim
Mohamed Nasr......................................................... Mosaad
Abanoub Adel.......................................................... Hamdy
El Husseiny Shamandy.............................................. Ibrahim
Ahmed Feisal.......................................................... Feisal
Yehia Abou El Naga.................................................. Abdel Bary
Bassem Abou Zeid.................................................... Shisha Boy
Fathy Mohamed............................................................. Self / Dans son propre rôle


Executive Producers / Producteurs Délégués :
Sherine Alaa
Mohamed Kheidr
Ramy Yaacoub
Zeina Raad

Produção / Producer / Producteur :
Youssef Saeed Ahmed

DIRECTOR / REALIZAÇÃO / RÉALISATEUR :
Mohamed KHEIDR

Guionistas / Scénario / Screenplay :
Sherif Abdel Hady
Mohamed Kheidr

Dir. de Fotografia / Director of Photography / Directeur de la photo :
Mohamed Kheidr

Sound recordist / Ingénieur du son :
Mohamed Hassan

Sound Design / Direction artistique du son :
Hosni Aly Hosni (Hosni Ali)

Música / Composer (Original Music) / Musique :
Saïfeddine Hélal

Montagem / Editing / Montage :
Mohamed Kheidr

Direcção de Arte / Production design / Décors :

Costumes design / Chef Costumier :
Mohamed Dossa

Stylist / Styliste :
Mostafa Ali

Sound Mixing / Mixeur :
Mohamed Salah

Camera operator / Cadreur :
Emad Rashad

Gerente de Produção / Production managers / Directeurs de production :
EzzElarab Elliby
Wael Salem

Assistentes Realização / Assistant Directors / Assistants Réalisateurs :
Paul Edward
Karim Saad
Ihab Zahran

Music Department
Kamel Abassi... musician: violin
Wassim Ben Chaouacha... musician: Oud
Mohamed Ben Salha... musician: Kawala
Mohamed Ali Triki... musician: Kanoun
Houssem Turki... musician: violin

Additional Crew
Yehia El Ghareeb... Technical producer


PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Buttercup Entertainment
YT Production

DISTRIBUTION
Egypt (2021): Takween Filmmedia


CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
tuktuk(@)kheidr.com



FESTIVALS / PRIX

* Paulin Vieyra Award by African Critics / Prix Paulin Vieyra de la Critique Africaine /// Rencontres du Film Court 2021 (Madagascar)

* Selection /// Cairo Shorts Film Festival (21-25 Dec 2021, Cairo - Egypt) | Screening / projection : Vendredi 16 décembre 2021, à 20h, Cairo Opera House (salle Al-Hanagar). Free entrance / entrée gratuite

* Winner: Aladerri Award (Best Narrative Short Film) /// Aladerri International Film Festival 2021
* Winner: Best Actress (to Elham Wagdi) /// Aladerri International Film Festival 2021
* Nominee: Aladerri Award (Best Screenplay) for Mohamed Kheidr, Sherif Abdel Hady /// Aladerri International Film Festival 2021
* Nominee: Best Director, for Mohamed Kheidr /// Aladerri International Film Festival 2021

* Nominee: Festival Award (Best Short Film) /// Alexandria Short Film Festival 2021 (Egypt)

* Nominee: Best Short Film (International Competition) /// Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2021 (India)

* Winner: Jurado a la Sombra Award (Best International Shortfilm - Mejor Cortometraje Internacional) /// Certamen Internacional de Cortos Ciudad de Soria 2021
* Winner: Jury Special Award (Premio Compromiso Social y Medio Ambiente) /// Certamen Internacional de Cortos Ciudad de Soria 2021
* Winner: Old Jury Award (Best International Short) /// Certamen Internacional de Cortos Ciudad de Soria 2021

* Nominee: FilmSlam Audience Choice Award for Best Short Subject /// Cleveland International Film Festival 2021 (USA)

* Winner: Special Mention (Best African Short Film) /// Durban International Film Festival 2021 (Durban - South Africa)

* Nominee: International Short Film /// Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival 2021 (Spain)

* Winner: Jury Award (Best Short Film) /// 8th Faten Hamama Film Festival (FHFF) 2021
* Winner: Best Cinematography, to Mohamed Kheidr (director of photography) /// 8th Faten Hamama Film Festival (FHFF) 2021

* Winner: Audience Award (Best Short Film) /// Festival del Cinema Africano di Verona 2021 (Italy)
* Winner: Premio Cinema al di là del muro (Best Short Film) /// Festival del Cinema Africano di Verona 2021 (Italy)
* Winner: Special Mention (Best Short Film) /// Festival del Cinema Africano di Verona 2021 (Italy)

* Nominee: Incorto Award /// Incorto Film Festival 2021

* Winner: Special Mention (Short Film Competition) /// Malmö Arab Film Festival 2021 (Sweden)

* Winner: Angel Award (Best Male Supporting Actor) to Omar Rashed /// Monaco International Film Festival 2021
* Winner: Best Producer, to Mohamed Kheidr, Sherine Alaa, Ramy Yaacoub /// Monaco International Film Festival 2021
* Winner: Best Actress, to Elham Wagdi /// Monaco International Film Festival 2021
* Winner: Best Supporting Actress, to Mary Girgis /// Monaco International Film Festival 2021
* Winner: Angel Film Award (Best Short Film), to Mohamed Kheidr /// Monaco International Film Festival 2021

* Winner: Students Award (Best Short Film) /// Olhares Do Mediterrâneo 2021
* Nominee: Travessias (Best Film) /// Olhares Do Mediterrâneo 2021

* Winner: Jury Prize (Best Narrative Short) /// Pan African Film Festival 2021 (Los Angeles, USA)

* Nominee: Best Short Film /// Salerno International Film Festival 2021

* Nominee: Made in Egypt Jury Award /// Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival 2021

* Winner: Jury Award Best Drama, to Mohamed Kheidr /// Vienna International Film Awards (VIFA) 2021
* Winner: Best Actress, to Elham Wagdi /// Vienna International Film Awards (VIFA) 2021
* Winner: Best Drama, to Mohamed Kheidr /// Vienna International Film Awards (VIFA) 2021

* Winner: Jury Prize (Best Editor), to Mohamed Kheidr /// World independent Cinema awards Los Angeles (WICA LA) & film fest international 2021 (USA)
* Winner: Best Original Screenplay of a Short Foreign Language Film, to Sherif Abdel Hady & Mohamed Kheidr /// World independent Cinema awards Los Angeles (WICA LA) & film fest international 2021 (USA)

* Winner: Special Mention (Best Short Film) /// Vues d'Afrique Film Festival 2021 (Canada)
* Winner: Best Short Film /// Vues d'Afrique Film Festival 2021 (Canada)

* Winner: Lonab Prix De La Chance (Best Short Film) /// Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival 2021 (Ouaga - Burkina)
* Winner: Thomas Sankara Award (Best short film) /// Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival 2021 (Ouaga - Burkina)

* Selection ("Regards d'Afrique") /// Festival international du court-métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2021 (France)


Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- www.facebook.com/tuktukshortfilm
- https://filmfreeway.com/TukTuk400
- www.imdb.com/title/tt14392206/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 17 March 2023