Synopsis

Sudan, near the Merowe Dam. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his creation slowly starts to take a life of its own …

Sunday, 04.12.2022 – 7.30 pm, Kino in der KulturBrauerei, theater 5 – In the presence of director Ali Cherri

Tuesday, 06.12.2022 – 9:45 pm, Kino in der KulturBrauerei, theater 5

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In cooperation with the World Cinema Fund (WCF) of the Berlinale

Credits

+++ Berlin Premiere +++

OT: All-Sadd / Le barrage
Director: Ali Cherri
Screenplay: Ali Cherri, Geoffroy Grison in Zusammenarbeit mit Bertrand Bonello
Country: France, Sudan, Lebanon, Germany, Serbia, Qatar 2022
Production: Kino Elektron, Galerie Imane Fares, DGL Travel, Twenty Twenty Vision, WCF
Cast: Maher El Khair
Length: 80 min.
Language: Arabic OV / English subtitles
Distribution Germany: /
Festivals: Cannes, New York, Fameck, Bergen, Tokyo etc.