7th Dubai International Film Festival      Bridging Cultures. Meeting Minds

2011 Films

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1/2 REVOLUTION

Muhr Arab Documentary
Denmark/2011/Arabic, Danish, English dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/HDCam/71 mins
Directed by: Karim El Hakim , Omar Shargawi

Film director Omar Shargawi and his friend Karim were researching a film in Cairo, when people took to the streets in the Egyptian capital. As the protests grew larger and louder, they walked through

AAKHER AMAL (THE LAST HOPE)

Muhr Emirati
United Arab Emirates/2011/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/Digital File/6 mins
Directed by: Ibrahim Al Marzouqi

Someone escapes from a field of death and then drinks water to revive himself. However, unable to confront despair, uses will and determination to escape again, only to be sentenced to death…

ABEER

Muhr Emirati
United Arab Emirates/2011/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/MiniDV/11 mins
Directed by: Talal Mahmood

Abeer is a short tale of a simple girl.

ABGEBRANNT (BURNOUT)

In Focus Germany
Germany/2011/German dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35 mm/103 mins
Directed by: Verena S. Freytag

A powerful portrait of motherhood in which Pelin is a single mother tending to the needs of three children by three different fathers. When her boyfriend causes injury to one of her children she is

AHAD SOKAN ELMADEENA (A RESIDENT OF THE CITY)

Muhr Arab Short
Egypt/2011/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/DigiBeta/15 mins
Directed by: Adham El Sherif

In the city, some lead a privileged life, whilst others are mere labour. In between it all, there are those, who live a wretched existence, but at least they are free.

AKAM (PALAS IN BLOOM)

Celebration of Indian Cinema
India/2011/Malayalam dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35 mm/97 mins
Directed by: Shalini Usha Nair

“Akam” is the story of Srinivas, whose perfect life is turned upside-down, when a terrible accident traumatizes him. He continues to spiral into depression, until he meets the mysterious, Ragini,

AKHIR DECEMBER (END OF DECEMBER)

Muhr Emirati
United Arab Emirates/2011/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/HDCam/14 mins
Directed by: Hamad Al Hammadi

An old man’s room catches fire. On the last day of December, he decides to undertake a trip with his single daughter.

AL JUMA AL AKHEIRA (The LAST FRIDAY)

Muhr Arab Feature
Jordan, United Arab Emirates/2011/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/HDCam/88 mins
Directed by: Yahya Al Abdallah

A 40-year-old divorced father discovers that he needs to undergo an operation, which he can ill-afford within the next four days.His quest to procure the financing for his surgery, forces him to

AL LAWN AL MAFKOUD (THE MISSING COLOUR)

Muhr Emirati
United Arab Emirates/2011/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/Digital File/10 mins
Directed by: Rawia Abdullah

An 8-year old child seeks out the missing colour in her life.

AL-BIDAYA (THE BEGINNING)

Lifetime Achievement
Egypt/1986/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/DigiBeta/127 mins
Directed by: Salah Abouseif

“Al-Bidaya” takes place between the extreme realms of seriousness, reality, sanity and insanity. A plane is forced to land in an isolated place and the survivors - a diverse group of characters -

ALL THE LINES FLOW OUT

Muhr AsiaAfrica Short
Singapore/2011//Colour/HDCam/21 mins
Directed by: Charles Lim Yi Yong

"Longkang" is the Malay word for "drain". It is used to describe any form of man-made water passage, from small drains to big canals. Set in the "longkangs" of hyper-modern Singapore, a seemingly

ALS DER WEIHNACHTSMANN VOM HIMMEL FIEL (WHEN SANTA FELL TO EARTH)

Cinema for Children
Germany/2011/German dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/HDCam/106 mins
Directed by: Oliver Dieckmann

The last thing Charlotte and Ben expect just before Christmas is for Niklas, the last real Santa to crash-land right in the middle of their street. Niklas is on the run from the ruthless Goblynch and

AMAL

Muhr Emirati
United Arab Emirates/2011/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/HDCam/88 mins
Directed by: Nujoom Al Ghanem

Amal arrives in the UAE, filled with dreams and a 1-year work contract on a TV project. After the first year, she finds herself unable to achieve her most simple goals, which require her to

AMMO NASHAAT (UNCLE NASHAAT)

Muhr Arab Documentary
Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon/2011/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/Digital File/90 mins
Directed by: Aseel Mansour

Nashaat is a Palestinian fighter, who was killed by the Israelis in 1982. When Aseel, Nashaat’snephew, comes across a fact that makes him doubt the circumstances of his uncle’s death, heembarks on

AN AFTERNOON WITH SHAHRUKH, PRIYANKA, FARHAN & RITESH


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