Country: UK
Year: 2000
Duration: 90'
Ali is a young Egyptian screenwriter who lives in London, where he had studied. He has little money, his visa is about to expire, and he has just been evicted by his landlord. He manages to find a place to stay with some friends: Mark, a photographer; Linda, a young, attractive model; and Miss Stevenson, who considers Ali the reincarnation of her long-dead Egyptian fiancee. Meanwhile, Ali is looking for a woman willing to marry him so that he can stay in England.
«When I moved to England eight years ago, I discovered that my preconceptions were all wrong. My voyage in discovery of England was like that of a lost child. I learned a lot when I rented different rooms in many different houses in London. When I mixed in with the English in their own environment and adapted to their lifestyles, I freed myself of all the stereotypes I had believed for many years» (Khaled El Hagar).
Biography
film director
Khaled El Hagar
Khaled El Hagar, a native of Egypt, studied law at Cairo University. He has worked in film since 1985 and was assistant director for Youssel Chahine. His first short film, You Are My Life (1985), won the best film award at the Oberhausen festival. He then studied at the National Film and Television School, where he directed his second short film, Doody's Dream, produced by Ildiko Kemeny. His first feature film, Little Dreams, has appeared in 37 festivals and won awards at Birmingham, Amiens, and FESPACO in Burkiina Faso. El Hagar has also written short stories and plays as well as directed numerous documentaries.
FILMOGRAFIA
You Are My Life (cm, 1989), Doody's Dream (cm, 1990), Little Dreams (1990), A Gulf Between Us (mm, 1995), Room to Rent (2000).
Cast
& Credits
Regia, soggetto e sceneggiatura: Khaled El Hagar.
Director of photography: Romain Winding.
Art director: Hannah Moseley.
Editor: John Richards.
Sound: Stuart Wilson.
Music: Safy Boutella.
Cast and characters: Said Taghmaoui (Ali), Juliette Lewis (Linda), Anna Massey (Ms. Stevenson), Clémentine Célarié (Vivienne).
Production company: Ildiko Kemeny per Renegade Films, 92-93 Great Russell Street, 1st floor, London WC 1B 3PS, UK, tel. +44-207-6913060, fax +44-207-6913070.
Foreign sales agent: Studio Canal, 17 rue Dumont D'Urville, 75116 Paris, France, tel. +33-1-44439849, fax +33-1-47206580, e-mail mvalle@studiocanal.com.
Director of photography: Romain Winding.
Art director: Hannah Moseley.
Editor: John Richards.
Sound: Stuart Wilson.
Music: Safy Boutella.
Cast and characters: Said Taghmaoui (Ali), Juliette Lewis (Linda), Anna Massey (Ms. Stevenson), Clémentine Célarié (Vivienne).
Production company: Ildiko Kemeny per Renegade Films, 92-93 Great Russell Street, 1st floor, London WC 1B 3PS, UK, tel. +44-207-6913060, fax +44-207-6913070.
Foreign sales agent: Studio Canal, 17 rue Dumont D'Urville, 75116 Paris, France, tel. +33-1-44439849, fax +33-1-47206580, e-mail mvalle@studiocanal.com.
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