Doha Film Institute
  • Log in
Matter of Integrity - Short Programme
Bader Short Film Programme 2
In a place where leopards are seen as the ultimate test of a hunter’s mettle, Dablan faces pressure from his tribe to kill one that is threatening the village.
In 1978, in the south of Oman, Dablan, a widower lives with his children Salma and Amr in a traditional rural village. In a region where leopards are seen as the ultimate test of a hunter’s mettle, Dablan faces pressure from his tribe to kill one that is threatening the village—pressure that only increases when he resolves to set the animal free. A contemplative and affectionate depiction of a tribal society as it adapts to a new world.

Credits

Director
Muzna Al-Musafer
Producer
Intisar Said
Executive Producer
Giacomo Abbruzzese
Cinematographer
Giovanni C. Lorusso
Production Company
Nebula Productions, Doha Film INstitute
Cast
Bander Alshihr, Amal Bait Noyra, Hassan Almashani, Sharif Alamri, Musalam Alshihri, Wanas

About the Director

Muzna Al-Musafer
Muzna Almusafer was born in Muscat. Her admiration for images began at an early age through her father, a painter and photographer. She graduated from Kuwait University majoring in Mass Communication with a minor in Political Science, and studied Swedish Cinema and Television Culture at Stockholm University. Her first short film, ‘Niqab’, won the student competition short at the Gulf Film Festival