Though I Know the River Is Dry
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Director Omar Robert Hamilton Screenplay Omar Robert Hamilton Duration Country Palestine, Egypt, United Kingdom, Qatar | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Short, Drama Producer Louis Lewarne Writer Omar Robert Hamilton Language Arabic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 2013 Cast Kais Nashif , Maya Abu Alhayyat , Salwa Nakkara , Hussam Ghosheh Similar movies Houses with Small Windows (2013), Orbit Ever After (2013), Condom Lead (2013), Death of a Shadow (2012), A Story for the Modlins (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Though i know the river is dry trailer
Though I Know the River is Dry (Arabic: مع آني آعرف آن النهر قد جف) is a 2013 Palestinian short crowd-sourced film directed by Egyptian-British filmmaker and writer Omar Robert Hamilton.
Contents
- Though i know the river is dry trailer
- Synopsis
- Critical reception
- Cast
- Awards and nominations
- References
Synopsis
The film tells the story of a man's return to Palestine years after making a decision to emigrate to America. The story is told through parallel timelines, interweaved with archival footage.
Critical reception
The film premiered in competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam where it won the Prix UIP and the festival's nomination for Best Short Film at the 2013 European Film Awards. The competition jury stated that "the film is remarkable in the way it connects contemporary political issues with emotional dilemmas. Its cinematographic language builds on the qualities of the photographic composition, the direction of the actors and the subtle and intelligent use of archival material. The result embodies a poetic and restrained approach to questions which unfortunately are becoming more and more commonplace. In a particularly undogmatic manner, it offers multiple readings, while simultaneously sharply addressing historical, political and economical realities.
It won Best Short from the Arab World at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in November 2013. It has been widely well reviewed.
Cast
Awards and nominations
References
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