Dreams of the City
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Dreams of the City (Ahlam al-Madina) أحلام المدينة | |
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Directed by | Mohamed Malas |
Written by | Mohamed Malas |
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Starring | Ayman Zeidan |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Syria |
Language | Arabic |
Dreams of the City or Ahlam al-Madina (Arabic: أحلام المدينة) (Dreams of the City) is a Syrian feature drama film by director Mohamed Malas. It is a coming-of-age story of a boy forced to flee his native Quneitra to Damascus in the turbulent 1950s.
Plot[]
The story is an autobiography of Dib, the main character in the film. Dib was brought up by a brutal father-in-law and a mother who was forced into a new marriage. This is partly an aubiography of Malas himself. It is set against the backdrop of the major political events of the 1950s in Syria and Egypt: the end of the dictatorship in Syria, Gamal Abdel Nasser's ascent to power and the nationalisation of the Suez Canal, and the short-lived The United Arab Republic between Syria and Egypt in 1958.[1]
Awards[]
- Carthage Film Festival- Tanit d'Or, 1985.
- Berlin International Film Festival - Interfilm Award - Honorable Mention, 1985.
- - Golden Palm, 1985.
References[]
- ^ "Dreams of the City (Ahlam al-Madina". mecfilm. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
External links[]
- 1984 films
- Arabic-language films
- Syrian films
- Films directed by Mohammad Malas
- Asian film stubs
- Syria stubs