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Amira

Nominated for the AFFZ Film Award

Nuwar, the Palestinian father of bubbly teenager Amira, has been in prison since before she was born. She is convinced that she was conceived with his sperm, smuggled out from his prison cell. When tests reveal that Nuwar is infertile, her beliefs are shattered. Her family implodes, and Amira tries to still the gossip in the community by setting out to find her biological father and her true identity.

Genre

Fiction

Countries

Jordan / Egypt / United Arab Emirates / Saudi Arabia

Language

Arabic / Hebrew
Subtitles: German

Year

2021

Show Times

Sun, 20.11.2022 – 18:00
Wed, 23.11.2022 – 18:00

Running Time

96'

Director

Mohamed Diab

Mohamed Diab, born in Egypt in 1978, made several controversial, award-winning films about his home country and recently directed the Marvel series Moon Knight.

Screenplay

Mohamed Diab
Khaled Diab
Sherin Diab

Cinematography

Ahmed Gabr

Music

Khaled Dagher

Editor

Ahmed Hafez

Cast

Saba Mubarak
Tara Abboud
Ali Suleiman
Ziad Bakri