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 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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