IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITY
synopsis
In the fading grandeur of downtown Cairo, Khalid, a 35-year-old filmmaker is struggling to make a film that captures the pulse of his city at a moment when all around him dreams as well as buildings are disintegrating. With the help of his friends who send him footage from their lives in Beirut, Baghdad and Berlin, he finds the strength to keep going through the difficulty and beauty of living In the Last Days of the City.
international title: | In the Last Days of the City |
original title: | Akher ayam el madina |
country: | Egypt, United Kingdom, Germany, United Arab Emirates |
sales agent: | Still Moving |
year: | 2016 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Tamer El Said |
screenplay: | Tamer El Said, Rasha Salti |
cinematography by: | Bassem Fayad |
art director: | Salah Marei |
producer: | Tamer El Said, Khalid Abdalla, Michel Balagué, Marcin Malaszczak, Cat Villiers |
production: | Autonomous, Mengamuk Films, Zero Production (Egypt), Sunnyland Film (Egypt) |
backing: | World Cinema Fund |