PREVIEW: Souad (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Bassant Ahmed (film debut), Basmala Elghaiesh (film debut), Hussein Ghanem (film debut), Hagar Mahmoud (film debut), Sarah Shedid (film debut), Carol Ackad (film debut), Mona Elnamoury (film debut), Islam Shalaby (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ayten Amin (Villa 69), director, writer; Mahmoud Ezzat (Villa 69), writer; Sameh Awad (film debut), producer; Maged Nader (Poisonous Roses), cinematographer; Khaled Moeit (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Souad (Ahmed) is a 19-year-old girl from a conservative family who leads a secret virtual life on social media. After her reality slowly crushes her projected ambitions, tragic events bring her 13-year-old sister Rabab (Elghaiesh) into the mix…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This naturalistic coming-of-age drama from filmmaker Ayetn Amin sheds light on Gen-Z youths living in restrictive Middle-Eastern cultures, and how they cope with traditions amid the social media craze.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 27TH AUGUST 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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