Curfew
a film by Amir Ramses
93 Minutes /

Feature - fiction

Egypt

Faten gets out of jail 20 years after committing a horrible crime. It’s the fall of 2013 and Egypt is under a curfew. She is forced to spend the night with Laila who insists on nailing her to a second trial. The two women seek acceptance, resolution and closure under immense pressure.

Cast


  • Elham Shain

  • Amina Khalil

  • Arfa Abdel Rassoul 

  • Kamel El Basha

  • Ahmed Magdy

  • Mahmoud El Lithy

Crew


  • Screenplay: Amir Ramses

  • Costume Designer: Nahed Nasrallah

  • Art Director: Asem Ali

  • Music: Tamer Karawan

  • Editor: Heba Othman

  • Colorist: Sherif Fathy

  • Production Sound Mixer: Mostafa Shabaan

  • Sound Design and Mixing: Ahmed Gaber

  • Cinematographer: Omar Abou Doma

  • Executive Producers: Ali Fayez, Islam El Dakhakhny

  • Distribution: Salie Waly

Original Title: حظر تجول
Production Company(ies):

Red Star Films



Producer(s):

  • Baho Bakhsh 

  • Safei Eldin Mahmoud



  • Cairo International Film Festival (World Premiere), Egypt

  • Shanghai International Film Festival, China

  • Pune International Film Festival, India

  • Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden

  • Jerusalem Arab Film Festival, Palestine

  • Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival, Egypt


  • Best Actress Award for Elham Shain, Cairo International Film Festival

  • Best Film, Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival

  • Best Actress Award for Elham Shain, Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival

  • Best Director, Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival

  • Artistic Creativity Award, Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival

Stills

Reviews

"Curfew is a stirring drama about parental sacrifice and the dynamics of reconciliation between a mother and daughter. Along the way, it presents a clinical and nuanced picture of childhood trauma... avoiding sensationalism in favor of emotional gravity." - BMJ Medical Humanities Journal (Film Review by Prof. Robert Abrams)
"An impressive domestic drama... Ramses uses the tight, 24-hour timeframe of the 2013 Egyptian curfew to construct a claustrophobic, chamber-style piece that translates macro-level political tension into micro-level family reconciliation." - Filmuforia International Film Criticism (Festival Review)
"The film fearlessly probes into deeply guarded domestic taboos, balancing heavy thematic weight with tender, performance-driven storytelling." - Arda Aghazarian from Jerusalem Arab Film Festival Feature Spotlight
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