Overview

Completed

DAWN OF THE WORLD
LE PÈRE DE MES ENFANTS
The Lark Farm
THE RAINBOWMAKER

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)

Partner

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.