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Venice Golden Lion winner May el-Toukhy on Woman Unknown and her Egyptian roots | The National (opens the original)
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Before winning the Golden Lion for Woman Unknown, May el-Toukhy was already finding some humour in her filmâs title. âIâm probably the most known âwoman unknownâ in my business, right?â she grins, meeting The National at the Hungaria Hotel on Veniceâs Lido on a roasting hot afternoon. The Danish-Egyptian filmmaker would go on to win the Venice Film Festivalâs highest prize on Saturday for her third feature, with its lead, Mathilde Arcel, also receiving the Volpi Cup for Best Actr
Naza review: Israeli testimonies expose machinery of killing in Gaza | The National (opens the original)
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A late addition to this yearâs Venice Film Festival competition line-up, Naza is a sickeningly tough film to watch. Immediately, thoughts turn to last yearâs festival, when Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania arrived with The Voice of Hind Rajab, her dramatisation of a Palestinian girlâs cry for help under Israeli fire that incorporates recordings of her voice. The film went on to win Veniceâs Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize and to earn an Oscar nomination. Donât be surprised if Naza goe
How Lebanonâs banking crisis inspired a George Clooney-backed heist film | The National (opens the original)
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Itâs not often a first-time feature filmmaker gets the backing of a Hollywood heavyweight such as George Clooney. But thatâs exactly what has happened to Lebanese director Rami Kodeih, 43, and his co-writer and wife, Nora Mariana, with their debut feature Furies. Clooneyâs Smokehouse Pictures, which he runs with producing partner Grant Heslov, came on board for the film, which was unveiled at this yearâs Venice Film Festival on September 4. Clooney and Heslov were both in Venice for the
How a broken fridge inspired Egyptian director Yasser Shafiey's acclaimed feature debut | The National (opens the original)
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A broken refrigerator may not sound like a promising premise for a movie. But in the hands of blossoming Egyptian director Yasser Shafiey, it takes a different turn. Shafieyâs feature debut, Complaint No 713317, stems from something all too familiar. It tells the story of an ageing Cairo couple as they battle for months with a corrupt maintenance company over the repair of their fridge. This dark comedy feels like something Terry Gilliam or Franz Kafka mightâve dreamt up. Better yet, Shafiey
How being stopped by police as a child inspired Imran Perretta's debut film Ish | The National (opens the original)
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Thereâs a scene in Ish â the new black-and-white gem of a movie from first-time director Imran Perretta â that will feel chillingly familiar to some. Friends Ish (Farhan Hasnat) and Maram (Yahya Kitana), both 12, are stopped on the streets as an unmarked white van screeches to a halt. Ish flees, but law enforcers pick up Maram in what can only be described as racial profiling. Ish is Bangladeshi (Perretta himself is half-Italian, half-Bangladeshi), while Maram is Palestinian. 11 podcasts f
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