A New Day in Old Sana'a

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A New Day in Old Sana'a
A New Day in Old Sana'a.jpg
Film poster
Directed byBader Ben Hirsi
Written byHirsi
Produced byAhmed Abdali
CinematographyMuriel Aboulrouss
Edited byAndrew Lloyd
Distributed byFelix Films Entertainment Limited
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryYemen
LanguagesEnglish
Arabic

A New Day in Old Sana'a is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Bader Ben Hirsi, a British playwright and director of Yemeni ancestry, and produced by . It was shot in San‘a’, the capital of Yemen, and was the first Yemeni film to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival.[1]

The film was advertised as the first film to come out of Yemen.[2]

The running time of the film was 86 minutes, and versions were released in English and Arabic (with English subtitles).[1]

In addition to Cannes, the film was screened at the Cairo International Film Festival; after its showing in Cairo, Hirsi received a prize of 100,000 pounds from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.[3]

Plot[]

The film is shown through the eyes of Federico, a photographer from Italy.[4] Tariq (a friend of Federico)[4] is scheduled to marry Bilquis, the daughter of a rich judge.[1] However, while out in the city one night, he catches sight of a woman he believes to be Bilquis, and falls in love with her. The woman turns out to be a nagsh (a black plant applied like henna) artist named Ines, and Tariq ends up having to choose between the two.[4] The film ends with a shot of a jinn, played by Hirsi himself.[5]

Cast[]

  • Sahar Alasbahi as Amal
  • Dania Hammoud as Ines
  • Redha Khoder as Bilquis
  • Paolo Romano as Federico
  • Nabil Saber as Tariq
  • Bader Ben Hirsi as a dhinni

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "New Day in Old Sana'a, A". www.arabfilm.com. Arab Film Distribution. 2003-09-29. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
  2. ^ Young, Deborah (December 26, 2005). "Review: 'A New Day in Old Sana'a'". Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Finland's "Mother of Mine" steals show at Cairo film festival". english.people.com.cn. People's Daily. 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
  4. ^ a b c Young, Deborah (2005-12-25). "A New Day in Old Sana'a". www.variety.com. Reeds Elsevier Inc. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
  5. ^ Chartrand, Harvey (2006-09-29). "Bader Ben Hirsi: Magic Realism in Old Sana'a". www.greencine.com. GreenCine LLC. Archived from the original on 30 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-12.

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