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Film · 2023
The Dam
1h 24mDirected by Ali Cherri
- Drama
Merowe Dam in North Sudan. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to erect a mysterious construction made of mud. Despite a disturbing wound in his lower back that seems to be eating away at his skin, he continues his labor day after day. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his mud creation starts slowly to take a life of its own.
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Cast
- Maher El KhairMaher
- Mudathir Musa
- Santino Aguer Ding
- Abo Algassim Sir Alkhatim
- Ayman Sharif
Details
- Director
- Ali Cherri
- Writer
- Bertrand Bonello, Geoffroy Grison, Ali Cherri
- Cinematography
- Bassem Fayad
- Editor
- Isabelle Manquillet, Nelly Quettier
- Producer
- Janja Kralj
- Release
- March 1, 2023
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Language
- Arabic
- Studio
- DGL Travel, KinoElektron, Trilema
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