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On a dark Cairo night, all Nadia wants is a place to sleep—but the city has other plans.
Nadia is walking through Cairo on a dark night, just looking for a place to sleep. But the city is full of surprises and magical things. What should’ve been a quiet night turns into something else entirely.

Credits

Director
Sameh Alaa
Screenwriter
Sameh Alaa
Producer
Sameh Alaa , Ehab Rehan, Mark Lotfy
Production Company
15.16, Fig Leaf

About the Director

Sameh Alaa
Sameh Alaa is an Egyptian director, producer and writer. His short films ‘Fifteen’ (2017) and ‘I’m Afraid to Forget Your Face’ (2020) gained international acclaim, with the latter winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the first Egyptian film to do so. His work has screened at Toronto, Locarno and San Sebastián, and was showcased at MoMA and the Venice Biennale. He has served on juries including Cannes
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