Horizons of Arab Cinema · 44th Edition
Joseph’s Journey
رحلة يوسف "المنسيون"
Director
Joud Said
Country
Syria
Runtime
1 h 45 min
Language
Arabic
Premiere
World Premiere
Synopsis
During the war, lots of people left Syria towards land of refuge fearing death except Joseph and his company. Meanwhile, his grandchild, Ziyad’s dreams grew but strayed. Together, they head towards a new country and distorted identity.
Cast
Ayman Zidan, Samer Omran, Ruba Al Halabi
Screenplay
Wesam Kanaan, Joud Said
Producers
Samer Rahal
About the Director
Born in Damascus, he received his MA in directing from Ecole Nationale Supérieure Louis-Lumière. He worked on many short films such as MONOLOGUE and WADA’AN. Along with several feature films including ONCE AGAIN that garnered Best Arab Film award at San Francisco Film Festival, WAITING FOR THE FALL that won the golden prize at Horizons of Arab Cinema Competition at Cairo International Film Festival.
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