watch TrailerThe Burdened
a film by
Amr Gamal
91 min /
Drama
Yemen, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia
Based on true events that take place in Aden around 2019, the film follows the struggles of a married couple and their three children after both husband and wife lose their jobs as a result of the country’s economic crisis.
After the mother discovers she is carrying a fourth child, the beleaguered parents try to get an abortion despite their community’s conservative stance, forcing the family to make tough decisions in order to survive.
Cast
- Khaled Hamdan
- Abeer Mohammed
- Samah Alamrani
- Awsam Abdulrahman
Crew
- Screenwriter: Amr Gamal, Mazen Refaat
- DOP: Mrinal Desai
- Editor: Heba Othman
- Music: Chen Mingchang
Original Title: Al Murhaqoon
Production Company(ies):
Producer(s):
Production Company(ies):
- Adenium Productions
- Station Films
Producer(s):
- Mohsen Alkhalifi
- Amjad Abu Alala
- Mohammed Alomda
- Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama), Germany
- Durban International Film Festival, South Africa
- Valencia International Film Festival, Spain
- Taipei Film Festival, Taiwan
- Shanghai International Film Festival, China
- Sydney Film Festival, Australia
- Beijing International Film Festival, China
- Chicago International Film Festival, US
- Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia
- Festival International de Film Saint-Jean-de Luz, France
- War On Screen International Film Festival, France
- Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt
- The Septimius Awards, The Netherlands
- Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil
- Bergen International Film Festival, Norway
- Baghdad Film Festival, Iraq
- Arab Film Days Film Festival, Norway
- Pune International Film Festival, India
- Festival International du Film de Nouakchott, Mauritania
- Palestine Cinema Days, Palestine
- Casablanca Arab Film Festival, Morocco
- Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, the USA
- Amman International Film Festival, Jordan
- Saudi Film Festival, Saudi Arabia
- CineMAS Film Festival, the UAE
- Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden
- San Diego Arab Film Festival, the USA
- Stockfish Film Festival, Iceland
- MedFilm Festival, Italy
- Mostra de Cinema Àrab i Mediterrani de Catalunya
- Oran International Arab Film Festival, Algeria
- Taiwan Film Festival, Taiwan
- Palm Springs International Film Festival, the USA
- Seattle International Film Festival, the USA
- The Hague Movies that Matter Festival, the Netherlands
- International Crime and Punishment Film Festival, Turkey
- Critics Awards for Arab Films
- Mena Film Festival, Vancouver
- Thessaloniki Film Festival, Greece
- Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
- Mumbai Film Festival, India
- International Film Festival of Kerala, India
- Durban International Film Festival, South Africa
- Second Place Audience Award at the Berlin International Film Festival
- Amnesty International Award at the Berlin International Film Festival
- Jury Prize (Best Director) at the Valencia International Film Festival
- Jury Prize (Best Screenplay) at the Valencia International Film Festival
- Best Screenplay at the Durban International Film Festival
- Best Film (Special Jury Prize) at the Taipei Film Festival
- Gold Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival, USA
- Grand Award at the Festival International du Film de Nouakchott
- Silver Loehr Award at the Oran International Arab Film Festival, Algeria
- Grand Jury Award at the Casablanca Arab Film Festival, Morocco
- Best Feature and Special Mention (Best First Time Lead Actress) at the Amman International Film Festival, Jordan
- Golden Palm for Best GCC Feature Film and Best Actress Awards at the Saudi Film Festival, Saudi Arabia
- Jury Award at the Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden
- Best Cinematography at the Baghdad Film Festival, Iraq
- MIT-SFT Human Spirit Award at the Pune International Film Festival, India
- Jury Special Award at the MedFilm Festival, Italy
- Special Jury award at the Taiwan Film Festival, Taiwan
- Jury Special Award at the International Crime and Punishment Film Festival, Turkey
