DAWN OF THE WORLD
by Abbas Fahdel
synopsis
Mastur and Zahra grew up in southern Iraq, between the Tiger and Euphrates rivers. Just after their marriage, the Gulf War breaks out. Mastur is forcibly recruited in the army and sent to the front. On the battlefield, he strikes up a friendship with Riad, a young Baghdadi soldier. Mortally wounded, Mastur makes Riad promise to look after Zahra once the war is over...
international title: | Dawn of the World |
original title: | L'Aube du monde |
country: | France, Germany |
sales agent: | Rezo Films International |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Abbas Fahdel |
film run: | 95' |
release date: | FR 27/05/2009 |
screenplay: | Abbas Fahdel |
cast: | Karim Saleh, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, Waleed Abou El Magd, Sayed Ragab, Mahmoud Nagui, Mohamed Ali Keshta, Nabil El Deeb |
cinematography by: | Gille Porte |
film editing: | Sylvie Gadmer |
art director: | Hussein Baydoun |
music: | Jürgen Knieper |
producer: | Pascal Verroust, Oliver Damian, Ahmed El Attar |
production: | ADR Productions, 27 Films Production, Canal+, Orient Productions |
distributor: | Rezo Films |