DAWN OF THE WORLD
Synopsis
The gripping love story of a young girl
living in a marsh district near the
border to Iran, where a small, locked up
community is living in isolation for
decades. As her young husband dies
during an Iraq army operation, his close
friend and comrade promises him on his
deathbed to marry his wife in order for
her not to get married to a stranger...
2008/ 97' / 35 mm / language arabic / location
Egypt/ budget 1,1 Mio. Euro
Cast and Crew
Producer: Pascal Verroust /
ADR Production (France), Oliver Damian
Line Producer: Ahmed El Attar (Orient
Productions)
Director: Abbas Fahdel
Screenplay: Abbas Fahdel
Camera: Gilles Porte
Editor: Sylvie Gadmer
Cast:
Hiam Abbas (Lemon
Tree, Munich, the Syrian Bride)
Hafsia Herzi (The secret of the grain)
Karim Saleh (Munich, Kingdom of Heaven)
Partners
World Sales: REZO Films
Distribution: MITOS Film
Supported by MBB, FFA, EURIMAGES, CNC,
Fonds Sud Cinema, Ministere de la
Culture et de la Communication,
Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres
Awards
DAWN OF THE WORLD won the COMPETITION of the Gulf Film Festival as well as the AUDIENCE AWARD and the NETPAC AWARD at the Vesoul Festival of Asian Cinema.
