On a hot summer day, a taciturn teen boy makes his way through the hustle of Cairo - with a baby in tow. His arrival at a hospital reveals the turmoil beneath his muted expression, in this stark and compassionate examination of trauma.
- DANIS GOULET (TIFF 2017 Programmer)

Fifteen - Teaser from Sameh Alaa on Vimeo.

Egypt, 2017, Fiction, 11 minutes, colour, Arabic, 14A,

starring Ahmed Abd el Razek, Ahmed El Amir

Tags: Life Experiences, NORTH AFRICAN + MIDDLE EASTERN, Coming of Age, Drama



Producers: Sameh Alaa, Ehab Rehan, Alaaeldin Ibrahim
Executive Producer: Ahmed Al Sayed

Director: Sameh Alaa
Screenplay: Sameh Alaa
Cinematography: Houssam Habib
Editing: Gustavo Vasco
Production Designer: Adham El Helaly
Sound: Ahmed Morsy, Andres Silva Diaz
Original Score: Manuel José Gordillo

cast
Ahmed Abd el Razek Ahmed El Amir


2017 | Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
* Selection - Short Cuts
* World Premiere
http://www.tiff.net/tiff/fifteen/