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Sanctity

Director: Ahd Kamel

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Highlights

First Saudi film to be selected for the Short Film competition at the Berlin International Film Festival
The first film to focus on Saudi woman in the alleys of Jeddah

2013 / France - UAE - KSA37 min/ Drama

Original Title

Hurma

SYNOPSIS

Areej, a young pregnant Saudi widow, will endure anything to protect her unborn child.

CAST

Ahd Kamel
Mohammad Othman
Mohammad Baker

CREW

Screenwriter: Ahd Kamel
DOP: Tristan Tortuyaux
Editor: Léa Masson

Production Company(ies)

Bizibi, SilverGrey Pictures with the participation of France's CNC

Producer(s)

Jérôme Bleitrach

World Premiere at the Ajyal Youth Film Festival, Qatar
film festivals

Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), Germany
film festivals

Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts, Egypt
film festivals

Ayam Beirut Al Cinema'yia (Beirut Cinema Days), Lebanon
film festivals

Arab Film Festival, Australia
film festivals

Birds Eye View Film Festival, UK

Golden Aleph at the Beirut International Film Festival

Development Award at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival Second Prize at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF)

Reviews

Aleqt - Abdullah Bajaber (Arabic)

Alsharq - Abeer Al Sagheer (Arabic)

Al Shorouk News - Kamal Ramzy (Arabic)

Quotes

“Ahd Kamel is an ambitious and multi-talented woman; her second film Sanctity is courageous and have the depth of vision. Far from the traditional image of Saudi Arabian palaces and luxury buildings, Ahd took her way to the back streets where the small poor houses are.” Al Shorouk News - Kamal Ramzy (Arabic)