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".
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