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4 - 11 October 2006

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A New Day in Old Sanaa by Bader bin Hirsi (Yemen)

 

Country:

Yemen

Year:

2005

 

86 mins / 35 mm / Colour / Arabic and English

Director:

Bader Ben Hirsi

Screenplay:

Bader Ben Hirsi

Director of photography:

Muriel Aboulrouss

Sound:

Grainge Lee

Editor:

Andrew Lloyd

Producers:

Ahmed Abdali

Cast:

Nabil Saber / Dania Hammoud / Paolo Romano / Sahar Alesbahi / Najla Atef

The magic of the ancient Yemen city of Sana’a is the setting for a puzzling love story. Tariq, assistant to a western photographer faces the biggest dilemma of his life. His fiancée’s wedding dress has disappeared, but then he sees it worn by a mysterious young lady strolling through the empty streets at dawn, and promptly falls in love with her. His fiancée turns to the local community for help, and a frantic search for the unidentified thief begins.

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