Sixteen-year-old Adam must hide behind a burqa before going out into the streets of Cairo, for a reason only he knows.
After being separated for 2 months, Adam travels down a rough road to be reunited, whatever it takes.
Credits
Director
Sameh Morsy
Screenwriter
Sameh Morsy, Script advisor: Mohamed Fawzy
Producer
Muhamed Taymour
About the Director
Sameh Alaa
Sameh Alaa is an Egyptian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He’s known for the short films ‘Fifteen’ (2017) and ‘I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face’ (2020), the latter of which won the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, making it the first Egyptian short film to achieve this honour. Alaa has also served as a jury member at festivals like Cannes and Cairo, and his films h
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