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 Morsy
Sameh Alaa is an Egyptian filmmaker who has gained international recognition through his short films. His first short, ‘Fifteen’, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 and won several awards at festivals worldwide. His most recent short, ‘I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face’, won the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.
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