NUITS D’ARABIE (ARABIAN NIGHTS)

Luxembourg, France & Algeria/2007/French, Letzebuergesh and Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/110 mins

When ticket inspector Georges Turmes first meets Yamina Ben Khouri on the train between Luxembourg City and Bettembourg, she is just another passenger. When he sees her again, she is trying to sleep between some old petrol barrels and an abandoned garage near the railway station. When they run into each other a third time, she is trying to hide in the train toilet, severely beaten up, blood all over face. Georges offers her help, and she accepts, reluctantly – and both their lives will change forever. Then Yamina disappears, leaving Georges completely disoriented. Trying to find her, Georges meets her old acquaintances. The more of them he speaks to, the less he seems to know about her; everybody has a different version of her life. Finally, he is convinced he has to go to Algiers to rescue her.

“Dream or reality? What happens when a westerner falls in love with the enchanting East? A transparent and beautiful drama from Luxembourg.”

Director(s) :

Paul Kieffer

PAUL KIEFFER was born in 1957 in Dudelange, Luxembourg, and studied journalism in Strasbourg, France. From 1984–94, he worked as a freelance radio journalist, producer and director and as managing director of a public ratio station in Luxembourg. He has directed widely for the theatre, and taught film history at LTAM, Luxembourg. He has directed numerous short films and his previous feature films are Die Reise das Land (1987) and Shacko Klak (1990).
Crew : Sabrina Ouazani(Main Cast), Helmut Grasser(Producer), Claude Waringo(Producer), Philippe Blasband(Scriptwriter), Thierry Faber(Editor), Jule Werner(Main Cast), Anne Marie Solvi(Main Cast), Marco Lorenzini(Main Cast), Nargis Benamor(Main Cast), Arezki Boutrahi(Main Cast), Nabil Missoumi(Main Cast), Ahmed Benaissa(Main Cast)
Format : Colour/35mm
Running Time : 110 mins
Country : Algeria,France,Luxembourg
Programme : Arabian Nights
Venue : Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 12, Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 12, Grand Cineplex 9, Grand Cineplex 9
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