watch TrailerA Promise to the Sea
a film by
Hend Sohail
14 min /
Short, Drama
Egypt, Sweden
After irrationally deciding to steal his mother’s corpse during the funeral preparations, Zain recklessly drives far from his humble hometown and hits the highway, where he encounters a situation that will change his life forever.
Cast
Nabil Botros TalaanEmad Yaakoub Riyad
Gerges Laban Aazwza
Osama Taha
Crew
Scriptwriters: Hend Sohail and Omar Zinhom
DOP: Mostafa Elkashef
Editor: Samir Radwan
Original Title: Amanet Al Bahr
Producer(s):
Producer(s):
Nourhan Yasser
- Linz International Short Film Festival, Austria
- São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil
- El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt
- Cairo International Short Film Festival
- Best Fiction Film at the Linz International Short Film Festival, Austria
- El Gouna Star for Best Short Film, at the El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt
- Golden Tower for Best Fiction Film and Honorable Mention for Best Woman Director at the Cairo International Short Film Festival
