At the International Feature Film Competition, Lebanese director Michel Cammoun will take part in his latest film, Beirut Hold’em, which explores the consequences of living on the death line in a city on the brink of war and bankruptcy. In Beirut, gambler Zico and his childhood friends are fighting for life by playing Russian roulette. The last adventure, and perhaps salvation. Being in this city, according to Zico, is a form of gambling. Iraqi director Haider Rashid will also take part in the film “Europe”, in which “Kamal”, who fled Iraq through the Turkish and Bulgarian borders, spends three days in the forests on the border, which looking for a way to get out of the desired land. From Bosnia shows the film “Where are you going, comeback” by its author and director Jasmila Zbinic, documenting the massacre in Bosnia through the story of a returning English teacher working as an interpreter in between the citizens of his city and the peacekeeping forces of the UN High Commissioner. Belgian director Joachim Lavos starred in the film Tranquil. France will present the film “Honey Cigarette” by French-Algerian director Kamere Ainur, in which, through the story of Salma, a young Algerian, the collapse of Algeria is depicted in the bloody nineties of the last century. faced with a struggle between its conservative roots and the desire for a liberal life during the period of Islamist influence.
Filmmaker Jessica Jenius from Haiti attended her latest film Frida (94 minutes), which is among the films in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
As for French director Vincent Miel Cardona, he chose the 1980s as the setting for his film Magnets (98 minutes), which won the Grand Prix in the Director’s Week section of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Director Maria Ivanova returns to Tunisia with Wrath, which is a dramatic human experience for Ida, a Lebanese girl who rebels against religion, lives in harsh conditions and manipulates life between betrayal and loyalty. .
Egyptian cinema will be represented by Amr Salama’s film “Beyond Method” (100 minutes). For Tunisian cinema, it will be represented by Abdelhamid Bouchnak’s second feature film “Fartato Al Dahab” (90 minutes) and Naguib Belkadi’s latest film “Korban” (92 minutes), which recently won the Grand Prix. at the Luxor African Film Festival. 2022
In addition to these films, viewers of Hammamet, the most popular tourist city in Tunisia, will see a series of short films and documentaries, as well as a range of activities, as part of this new festival, supported by the tourism organization Yasmine Hammamet. in an attempt to make the city of Hammamet a cinematic attraction. The festival was led by Tunisian director Mokhtar Lajimi.
Source: Al-Akhbar
