Basra (2008 film)

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Basra
Directed by Ahmed Rashwan
Produced by Dream Production Reelfilms Productions
Screenplay by Ahmed Rashwan
Starring Bassem Samra
Yara Goubran
Eyad Nassar
Nahed El Sebai
Christine Solomon
Music by Sherif Elwesseimy
Cinematography Victor Credi
Edited by Nadia Hassan
Release dates
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  • 2008 (2008)
Running time
94 minutes
Country Egypt

Basra is a 2008 Egyptian film.

Synopsis

Cairo, March 17, 2003. The US-UK strike against Iraq is imminent. How can an Egyptian photographer, in his thirties, surpass his own disappointments and fears? How can he find an answer to the existential questions pertaining to life, death, sex and logic amidst his awareness of all the absurdity around him? Can this artist remain alive (breathing, thinking, and photographing) and survive this oppressive atmosphere? Or is he going to fall with Baghdad?

Prizes

  • Mostra de Valencia 2008
  • El Cairo 2008
  • Cine Árabe, Róterdam, 2009
  • Cine Árabe, Bruselas, 2009

References

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