The Egyptian fashionable silent movie Abdo and Saneya may have its world premiere on the upcoming Pink Sea Worldwide Movie Competition, which is scheduled to run from 5 to 14 December within the historic Al-Balad district of Jeddah, a UNESCO World Heritage Web site as a part of the Arab Spectacular section.
The modern black-and-white movie, mixing the aesthetics of early cinema with the gritty edge of recent filmmaking, tells the poignant story of an Egyptian peasant couple who to migrate to New York looking for a treatment for his or her infertility. Upon arrival, they battle to outlive in a metropolis that feels alien as a consequence of their lack of language abilities and familiarity with American life.
The movie, a co-production between Egypt and the US, was each written and directed by Omar Bakry, who additionally takes on the main function as Abdo. Bakry, who was born in Sweden and grew up in Egypt, relocated to New York in 2000, the place he pursued research in directing on the College of Visible Arts and the New York Movie Academy.
Inji El-Gammal, a Cairo-born actress raised in Paris, stars reverse Bakry as Saneya. El-Gammal, who studied drama remedy on the New College in New York, beforehand gained Greatest Actress on the New York Theatre Competition. She has a longstanding artistic partnership with Bakry, having appeared in his earlier movie, His Man in 2014.
The supporting solid contains Haythem Noor, Kathleen Regan, Clara Francesca, and Man LeMonnier.
The Arab Spectacular part of the Pink Sea Worldwide Movie Competition highlights the variety of Arab storytelling, showcasing works that replicate the area’s wealthy narrative traditions.
Abdo and Saneya stands as the one Egyptian entry on this section. Different featured titles embrace Entrance Row a co-production between Algeria, France, and Saudi Arabia, directed by Merzak Allouache, in addition to three Saudi movies: Hobal by Abdulaziz Alshlahei, Lail Nahar by Abdulaziz Almuzaini, and My Good friend and I by Ahd Kamel.
