Chaos, Disorder

Name: Chaos, Disorder
Genre: Fantasy, Social, Drama
Released: 2012
Duration: 87 min

Director: Nadine Khan

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Highlights

The film brings together young actors Mohamed Farrag, Ayten Amer, and Ramsi Lehner.
Football and PlayStation games control relationships.
The film world premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival.

2012/ Egypt87 min/ Fantasy, Social, Drama

Original Title

Harag W' Marag

SYNOPSIS

Zaki, Mounir and Manal are in their twenties, and living in a confined community where basic needs are met yet chaos and disorder brew. The two boys are in love with the same girl who finds herself the subject of a bet for a football match between them, the winner marries Manal. This story reflects a football and play-station youth and how they deal with their emotions in a community that is increasingly closed off and isolated.

CAST

Ayten Amer
Mohamed Farag
Ramsi Lehner
Hani EL Metenawy

CREW

Screenwriter: Nadine Khan
Mohamed Nasser
DOP: Abdelsalam Moussa
Editor: Dina Farouk

Production Company(ies)

WIKA for Film Production and Distribution

Producer(s)

Mohamed El Tohami
Dina Farouk
Racha Najdi

Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), UAE

Oran International Arabic Film Festival, Algeria

Muscat International Film Festival, Oman

Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival, Egypt

Film Society Festival for Egyptian Cinema, Egypt

Grand Jury Prize at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), UAE

Grand Prize at the Oran International Arabic Film Festival, Algeria

Golden Dagger Award for Best Film at the Muscat International Film Festival, Oman

Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Editing at the Egyptian Catholic Center Cinema Festival, Egypt

Sami El-Salamoni Award for Innovation and Creativity at the Film Society Festival for Egyptian Cinema, Egypt

Reviews

Mark Adams - Screen Daily

Deborah Young - The Hollywood Reporter

Jay Weissberg - Variety

Samir Farid - Al Masry Al Youm (Arabic)

Quotes

“A gently subversive metaphor for the current state of the country and while it wears its heart well and truly on its filmic sleeve its strong performances and unusual backdrop set it apart from other recent Egyptian film output.” Mark Adams - Screen Daily

“With an edgy, modern style, Nadine Khan offers a pleasurably unexpected view of Egyptian society as a closed circuit world.” Deborah Young - The Hollywood Reporter

“Aptly billed as a "social fantasy," Nadine Khan's debut, "Chaos, Disorder," reps an intriguing vision of a community cut off from the outside world and controlled via irregular truckloads of necessities.” Jay Weissberg - Variety