Horizons of Arab Cinema · 47th Edition
The Blind Ferryman
Al Baseer - Der blinde Fährmann
Director
Ali Toffan Al-Fatlawi
Country
Iraq, Qatar, Switzerland
Runtime
2 h
Language
Arabic
Premiere
World Premiere
Synopsis
The blind ferryman Ayoub lives in the endless Iraqi Marshes. One night he falls in love with a mysterious woman who seems to emerge from the water. But no one believes she is real, and Ayoub must confront the fragile line between vision, faith and illusion.
Cast
Ahmed Moneka, Sam Rahmani, Kuhel Khalid, Aziz Khayoun, Zahraa Ghandour, Awatif Naeem
Screenplay
Ali Toffan, Joël Jent
Producers
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Karadafilms
About the Director
Born and raised in Baghdad, he is now a Swiss-Italian-Iraqi citizen. Forced to leave his home country in 1994, he continued his studies in Zurich, completing a Bachelor of Media and Arts. He co-founded the production company Urakypost in 2013. He was selected for the Qumra Producer Lab (2022) and the Doha Film Institute's Hazaya Script Lab (2021).
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