Horizons of Arab Cinema · 47th Edition
Your Daughter
Ta fille
Director
Sara Shazli
Country
Egypt, Belgium
Runtime
1 h
Language
French, Arabic, English
Premiere
World Premiere
Synopsis
Born in Cairo into a family of filmmakers, the director grew up between a mother absorbed by her work and nannies who provided her with emotional care. Her mother, the niece of Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine, devoted her life to cinema, leaving behind a sense of absence throughout her childhood. As she prepares to become a mother herself, she questions her mother’s life choices and the price of her emancipation.
Cast
Sara Shazli, Marianne Khoury, Nabil Shazli, Youssef Shazli, Youssef Chahine, Tony Amer, Tara Amer
Screenplay
Sara Shazli
Producers
Misr International Films
About the Director
An Egyptian filmmaker who graduated in Film Studies from the American University of Paris and the International Film and TV School (EICTV) in Cuba. She also works as an archivist at Misr International Films. Her films have won numerous awards in Egypt, including Best Short Film at CIFF 2020 for Isabel and Best Egyptian Film at AIWFF 2022 for Back Home. Your Daughter is her second feature documentary.
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