Dubai International Film Festival

This is a documentary portrait of Ruwayshed, the last village in Jordan before the border with Iraq, situated in a desert of black rock.

Co-directors Nassim Amaouche and Annemarie Jacir arrived in the village with no definite scenario in mind, but were inspired by a song by an Iraqi-Palestinian band to produce a montage of images and conversations with people working in Ruwayshed, including diesel vendors and teenage girls serving in a hotel bar.

The film has won awards at festivals in Montpellier and Clermont-Ferrand. It contains strong language.

• Director(s) : 

  Annemarie Jacir

  Nassim Amaouche

  NASSIM AMAOUCHE was born in 1977 in Sèvres, France, of Algerian descent, and holds a sociology degree from the University of Paris. His debut documentary was a portrait of war photographer Marc Garanger.

• Crew :  Kamran Rastegar(Composer), Charles Gillibert(Producer), Khaled Haddad(Producer), Moneim Adwan(Composer)

• MPAA Rating :   NC - 17

• Format :   Colour / 35mm

• Running Time :   29 mins.

• URL :   www.beirutdc.org, www.cinesoumoud.net, www.cinemayat.org

• Country :   Jordan

• Programme :   Arabian Nights

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