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Critics Week · 45th Edition

Abu Zaabal

أبو زعبل

Director

Bassam Mortada

Country

Egypt, Germany

Runtime

1 h 23 min

Language

Arabic

Screenplay

Bassam Mortada

Producers

Kesmat Elsayed, Anke Petersen, Anna Chester

About the Director

Bassam Mortada is an Egyptian filmmaker and co-founder of SEE Media, specializing in documentary production. He studied independent cinema in Egypt and directed several documentaries. His first feature, "Reporting... a Revolution" (2012), was shown at the Berlin and Cairo Film Festivals. Mortada has also produced award-winning short documentaries, including "Searching for a Gazelle", which competed in the Short Film Competition at the 2019 Cairo International Film Festival. His second feature is "Abu Zabaal 89".

Screenings

Sat 16 Nov · 15:00 – 16:23 Opera House - Small Theatre
Sun 17 Nov · 18:00 – 19:23 Zamalek Cinema 2
Fri 22 Nov · 10:30 – 11:53 Zamalek Cinema 1