SILENCE... WE'RE ROLLING
synopsis
Malak, a rich singer/actress, just wants to be loved for who she truly is. Upset by her divorce, she falls under the spell of an opportunist, Lamei. Their love affair soon becomes an obsessive passion for Malak. Her screenwriter and director try to get Malak away from Lamei, who is endangering her career. They concoct a story about how Malak’s family fortune will be left to her daughter, Paula. Lamei falls for the story and, in transferring his affections to Paula, reveals his true motives…
international title: | Silence... We're Rolling |
original title: | Silence... On tourne |
country: | France, Egypt |
sales agent: | Pyramide International |
year: | 2001 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Youssef Chahine |
film run: | 102' |
release date: | FR 12/12/2001, CH 23/01/2002, BE 17/04/2002, UK 31/05/2002, IT 23/08/2002 |
screenplay: | Youssef Chahine |
cast: | Latifa, Ahmed Bédeir, Ahmed Wafik, Magda El Khatib |
cinematography by: | Pierre Dupouey |
film editing: | Rachida Abdel Salam, Tamer Ezzat, Annette Dutertre |
art director: | Hamed Hemdan |
costumes designer: | Nahed Nasrallah |
music: | Omar Khairat |
producer: | Humbert Balsan |
production: | Ognon Pictures, Havas Images |
distributor: | Pyramide Distribution, Monopole Pathé (CH), Les Films de l'Elysée (BE), National Film Theater (UK), Lady Film (IT) |