Cairo, Standstill

Director

Amr Abed

Country

Egypt

Runtime

10 min 11 sec

Language

Arabic

Synopsis

Days before leaving, a couple tries to sell their double-parked car. Despite the tight schedule, Ali hesitates. When Noha confronts him about his reluctance to leave, Ali faces a difficult choice: to leave or stay behind alone in Cairo.

Cast

Emad Ismail, Doaa Hamza, Ibrahim Salah

Screenplay

Amr Abed, Yomna khattab

Producers

Ayman El-Amir, Amr Abed

About the Director

An Egyptian director, actor, and screenwriter. He is developing his debut feature film, [Let Sleeping Dogs Lie], at the Rawi 2020 Screenwriters' Lab. He also wrote and directed the short film "The Ditch" (2021), which premiered at the Cairo International Film Festival.