Withered Green

  • Withered Green (Akhdar yabes)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2016
Format : Feature
Running time : 72 (in minutes)

After the death of her parents, Iman, a traditional and conservative young woman, has to take care of her younger sister, Noha. When her sibling is faced with a marriage proposal, Iman has to ask her uncles to meet the groom and his family, as customs in Arab societies require the presence of a man from the bride's side for the marriage agreement. But Iman decides to disregard the tradition.

Production
(Egypt) A MAD Solutions, Film Clinic-Indie Film Distribution release of a Film Clinic production. (International sales: MAD Solutions, Cairo.) Producers: Mohammed Hammad, Mohammed El Sharqawy, Kholoud Saad. Coproducer, Mohamed Hefzy.
Crew
Director, writer: Mohammed Hammad. Camera (color): Mohammed El Sharqawy. Editors: Sharqawy, Hammad.
With
Heba Ali, Asmaa Fawzi, John Ikram Hanna, Tamer Abdel Hamid, Ahmed Al Aidy, Ahmed Hammad, Samya El Galad, Saad Amer, Ikram Hanna, Nabil Sami.
Festivals :
Locarno Film Festival 2016
Dubai International Film Festival 2016, Best Director

Articles

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  • Gens de la Caraïbe
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  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
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  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
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