A young couple hides away from prying eyes in a beach resort to make love. But this passion is soon to be over: the young woman wants to bring an end to thier relationship.

Away from preying eyes, a young unmarried couple retreat to the depth of a desolate run-down Egyptian seaside resort, to make love. The power dynamic between them is tested, when the girl reveals she wants their relationship to end.

starring
Shaza Moharam, Islam Alaa, Nabil Nour El Din

a film by Nada RIYADH

EGYPT / GERMANY 2019, Short film, 20,′ IN ARABIC

Egyptian-German short drama

Original Title: FAKH
English Title: THE TRAP
French Title: LE PIÈGE
Year of production: 2019
Length: 20 min
Country: Egypt, Germany
Format: 2K
Dialogue: Arabic​
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PRODUCERS
Ayman El Amir
Eva Schellenbeck
Gregor Streiber

DIRECTOR
Nada Riyadh

SCREENPLAY
Nada Riyadh

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ahmad Jalboush

EDITING
Amir Ahmad

SOUND
Moustafa Shaaban
Ansgar Frerich

MUSIC
Asmaa Azouz

PRODUCTION
Felucca Films (Egypt)
Inselfilm produktion (Germany)

Contacts

Production
FELUCCA FILMS
Ayman El Amir
Tel.+20 122 443 7372
feluccafilms.egypt@gmail.com

Production
INSELFILM PRODUKTION
Eva Schellenbeck / Gregor Streiber
Tel. +49 30 7700 8849
eva.schellenbeck@hotmail.com
gregor@inselfilm.info

Distribution
LIGHTS ON
Flavio Armone
Tel. +39 366 181 2097
team@lightsonfilm.org

International sales
LIGHTS ON
Flavio Armone
Tel. +39 366 181 2097
team@lightsonfilm.org
www.lightsonfilm.com/thetrap.html

REPRESENTATIVE IN CANNES 2019
FELUCCA FILMS
Ayman El Amir
Tel.+20 122 443 7372
aymmad11@yahoo.com

REPRESENTATIVE IN CANNES 2019
INSELFILM PRODUKTION
Eva Schellenbeck / Gregor Streiber
Tel. +49 30 7700 8849
eva.schellenbeck@hotmail.com

REPRESENTATIVE IN CANNES 2019
LIGHTS ON
Flavio Armone / Salvo Cutaia / Greta Fornari
Tel. +39 366 181 2097
team@lightsonfilm.org

​AWARDS
- Jury Special Mention /// Cairo International Film Festival 2019, Egypt
- Best Director Award /// Zawya Short Film Festival 2020, Egypt
- Best Editing /// Pimpri Chinchwad International Short Film Festival 2020, India
- Special Jury Mention /// Malmo Arab Film Festival 2020, Sweden

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes 2019, France - World Premiere
São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2019, Brazil
Toronto International Film Festival 2019, Canada
​Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2019, Georgia
International Short Film Festival in Drama 2019, Greece
​Pia Film Festival 2019, Japan
Bali International Film Festival 2019, Indonesia
Kaohsiung Film Festival 2019, Taiwan
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2019
​Festival Curta Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2019, Brazil
BAKU International Short FilmFestival 2019, Azerbaijan
Izmir International Short Film Festival 2019, Turkey
RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival 2019, Italy
Cairo International Film Festival 2019, Egypt - Jury Special Mention
Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée 2019, France
​Vilnius International Short Film Festival 2020, Lithuania
Sudan Independent Film Festival 2020, Sudan
Zawya Short Film Festival 2020, Egypt - Best Director Award
Gabes Cinema Fen 2020, Tunisia
Akbank Short Film Festival 2020, Turkey
Nova Frontier Film Festival 2020, USA
Still Voices Short Film Festival 2020, Ireland
Sopot Film Festival 2020, Poland
Shorts México 2020
Amman International Film Festival 2020, Jordan​
Minikino Film Week 2020, Indonesia
Kazan International Muslim Film Festival 2020, Russia
​​Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art 2020, Ukraine
Sciacca Film Fest 2020, Italy
Pimpri Chinchwad International Short Film Festival 2020, India - Best Editing
CinemAfrica 2020, Sweden
Middle East NOW 2020, Italy
Malmo Arab Film Festival 2020, Sweden - Special Jury Mention
Copenhagen Short Film Festival 2020, Denmark
Festival du film Arabe Fameck 2020, France
Festival de Cine de Alicante 2020, Spain
LatinArab International Film Festival 2020, Argentina
Palestine Cinema Days 2020
Abitibi-Temiscamingue International Film Festival 2020, Canada
​Lone Star Film Festival 2020, USA
Linz International Short Film Festival 2020, Austria
Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina 2021, Italy
Alfilm - Arab Film Festival Berlin 2021, Germany
Festival Internacional Cine en la Isla 2021, Colombia
Philosophical Film Festival 2021, Republic of North Macedonia
Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève 2021, Switzerland
Zanzibar International Film Festival 2021, Tanzania
The Feminist Film Festival 2021, Romania
Life After Oil International Film Festival 2021, Italy
​Independent Days International Filmfestival 2021, Germany
Afrika Filmfestival 2021, Belgium

2019 | 72è Festival de Cannes
* Competition Short Film - 58th Semaine de la Critique
* World premiere
* Screening: Saturday 18 May, Miramar, 14h15
* Screening: Saturday 18 May, Miramar, 20h00. Films crew attending
www.semainedelacritique.com/en/edition/2019/movie/fakh