A film of El Gouna Film Festival

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Director
Karim Kassem
Countries
Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Year
2026
Running time
112 min
Language
Arabic

At El Gouna Film Festival

What it is about

Although Hassan has retired from his job at the water authority, his neighbors are used to him always helping them out. This time, the situation is serious: The entire town is without water, and tensions are rising among the population with every passing day. Hassan would like to help them all, but he also needs time to mourn a friend who recently died under unclear circumstances. Lebanese director Karim Kassem skillfully works with various cinematic genres to create an elegant double portrait of an aging man and the town of which he has been a part all his life. He does so with a sense of nostalgia, subtle humor, and an almost meditative melancholy, mixed with a touch of detective work.

Key roles

Director
Karim Kassem
Screenplay
Karim Kassem, Nadia Hassan
Producer
Karim Kassem
Director of photography
Karim Kassem
Editor
Alex Bakri

Full credits

Cast

2
  • Ghassan Saad
  • Nuhad Kamil

Directing

1
  • Karim KassemDirector

Writing

2
  • Karim KassemScreenplay
  • Nadia HassanScreenplay

Production

1
  • Karim KassemProducer

Camera

1
  • Karim KassemDirector of photography

Editing

1
  • Alex BakriEditor

Sound

1
  • Victor BresseSound

Companies

Moondove Productions · Metafora Production

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