Factory Girl (2013 film)

Factory Girl
Film poster
Directed by	Mohamed Khan
Produced by	Mohamed Samir Ahmed Youssef (executive producer)
Story by	Wessam Soliman
Starring	Yasmin Raeis Hany Adel Salwa Khattab
Edited by	Dina Farouk
Release dates	8 December 2013 (2013-12-08) (Dubai) 19 March 2014 (2014-03-19) (Egypt)
Country	Egypt
Language	Arabic

Factory Girl (Arabic: فتاة المصنع‎‎, Fataat El Masnaa) is an Egyptian romantic drama film directed by Mohamed Khan. The film premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival in December 2013. It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

Plot

21-year-old Hiyam (Yasmin Raeis) is an impoverished worker in a Cairo textile factory. When Salah (Hany Adel), the factory's new supervisor, becomes attracted to her and a pregnancy comes into play, Hiyam sees an opportunity to take control of her own fate and to move up in the world. But there is a very high price to pay.

Production

The film was funded by DIFF's Enjaaz fund, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival's SANAD fund, the Global Film Initiative, Women in Film Foundation, German's GIZ institution and the Egyptian Ministry of Culture's Filmmaking Fund. Cinematography was done by the Egyptian Mahmoud Lotfi, who previously gained notoriety for his work on Coming Forth by Day.

Cast

• Yasmin Raeis as Hiyam
• Hany Adel as Salah
• Salwa Khattab as Hiyam's Mother
• Salwa Mohammad Ali as Hiyam's aunt Samra

See also

• List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• Fatat El Masnaa at IMDb