After the Battle

OT: Baad el Mawkeaa

Yousry Nasrallah // Egypt, France, 2012
Fiction Feature // FF2012

Story

Incited by the Mubarak regime, in early 2011 men on horseback were sent in to deal with the insurgents in Tahrir Square.Tourist guide Mahmoud was one of the riders and is now ostracised in his home town. He can scarcely feed his family.In thís desperate situation he meets Rim, wealthy and educated and a strong supporter of the revolution.The modern divorcee is fascinated by Mahmoud.Two value systems and ways of life collide – amid feelings that break every rule.

Director

Yousry Nasrallah (*1952) is currently one of the most prolific film directors in Egypt. He was assistant to Youssef Chahine and won awards with his first film Summer Thefts (1987).

Trailer

Info

Original title: Baad el Mawkeaa

Film type: Fiction Feature

Original language: Arabic

Section: Agenda 12//FF2012

Production country: Egypt, France

Produced: 2012

Runtime: 122 min

Language and subtitles: OV

Director: Yousry Nasrallah

Screenplay: Yousry Nasrallah, Omar Schama

Cast: Meena Chalaby, Bassem Samra, Nahed El Sebai

Producer: Walid El-Kordy, Georges-Marc Benamou

DoP: Samir Bahsan

Editor: Mona Rabi

Music: Tamer Karawan

Production design: Mohamed Atteya

German Distributor: polyband Medien GmbH

World Sales: MK2

Production Company: New Century Production; Dollar Film; Siècle Productions; Studio 37; France 3 Cinéma

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