Horizons of Arab Cinema · 47th Edition
Until Dawn
Director
Mohamed Zineddaine
Country
Morocco, Italy
Runtime
1 h 25 min
Language
Arabic, Italian
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
Hamid, a young newspaper hawker in the bustling streets of a large port city, keeps watch alone on the docks in the heart of the night. As buried memories resurface, he pieces together, fragment by fragment, the chain of tragic events that brought him to this suspended moment. Caught between a painful past and an uncertain future, Hamid symbolizes a Moroccan youth torn between hope and resignation.
Cast
Rida El Hadi, Hafça El Khal, Pietro Ragusa, Moustapha Rachidi, Asmae El Hadrami, Aya Jabrane
Screenplay
Mohamed Zineddaine, Olivier Bombarda
Producers
Jana Prod / Ouarzazate Films
About the Director
Born in Morocco, he initially pursued scientific studies before turning to literature. In 1983, he moved to France to continue his studies, then relocated to Italy, where he held various jobs. After living in several cities, he settled in Bologna and trained in filmmaking.
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