Synopse
This Kafkaesque Egyptian tragicomedy tells of a failed magic trick which mirrors a society in upheaval. It was supposed to be a normal kids’ birthday party, but then a magic trick goes wrong and Mando’s authoritarian father turns into a chicken. The metamorphosis has an impact on the entire family: mother Rasha is suddenly forced to take on responsibility and Mando’s big bro has to go to work and earn money. Above all, Mando misses his Dad – but soon the question arises as to whether they’re not actually all better off with the chicken.
Regie
OMAR EL ZOHAIRY (*1988 in Kairo) studied film direction at the High Institute of Cinema in Cairo and was assistant director to Yosry Nasrallah and Ahmed Abdallah. Feathers was shown in the Semaine de la Critique section at Cannes where it won the main prize.
Info
Original Title: Feathers
International Title: Feathers
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: Arabic OV with German subtitles
Director: Omar El Zohairy
Screenplay: Ahmed Amer, Omar El Zohairy
Cast/Protagonists: Demyana Nassar, Samy Bassouny, Fady Mina Fawzy, Abo Sefen Nabil Wesa, Mohamed Abd El Hady
Production country: Netherlands, France, Greece, Egypt
Year of Production: 2021
Length: 112 min
Production company: Still Moving
Sound: Ahmed Adnan, Julien Gonnord, Alexis Jung, Niels Barletta
co-production company: Film Clinic Indie Distribution, Lagoonie Film Production, Kepler Film, Heretic
World Sales: Tajana Kosor, Heretic
