watch TrailerTHE SETTLEMENT
a film by
Mohamed Rashad
93 min /
Feature, Fiction, Drama
Egypt, France, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Inspired by real events, THE SETTLEMENT follows two brothers—23-year-old troublemaker Hossam and his 12-year-old brother Maro — living in a marginalized community in Alexandria who are offered jobs by the local factory after their father’s untimely death in a workplace accident as compensation for their loss in lieu of pursuing legal action.
As they navigate their new roles, they begin to question whether their father’s death was truly accidental.
Cast
Adham Shukr Zeyad Islam Emad Ghoneim Hanady AbdelkhalekCrew
- Screenwriter: Mohamed Rashad
- DOP: Mahmoud Lotfi
- Editor: Heba Othman
Original Title: المستعمرة
Production Company(ies):
Producer(s):
Production Company(ies):
Hassala Films, Caractères Productions, Seera Films GmbH, and ART
Producer(s):
Hala Lotfy
- Berlin International Film Festival (Perspectives section)
- African, Asian, and Latin American Film Festival (FESCAAL), Italy
- Mi World Young Film Festival, Italy
- Bolzano Film Festival Bozen, Italy
- Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudi Arabia
- El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt
- Afrikaldia Film Festival, Spain
- International Film Festival of Kerala, India
- Festival du Film Franco-Arabe de Noisy-le-Sec, France
- Oran International Arab Film Festival, Algeria
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil
- Jakarta World Cinema Festival, Indonesia
- Fünf Seen Filmfestival, Germany
- Humans of Film Festival, Amsterdam
- Baku International Film Festival, Azerbaijan
- Audience Award at Mi World Young Film Festival, Italy
- El Gouna Bronze Star for Narrative Film at El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt
- Audience Award at Afrikaldia Film Festival, Spain
- Silver Whir Award at Oran International Arab Film Festival, Algeria
