Khadiga (خديجة)
Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Vox
Morad Mostafa / Short Narrative / Egypt, France / 2021 / 20 min / Colour / DCP2K
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Drama
Gulf Premiere
Rated: Mature subject matter which may not be suitable for minors. Parental guidance is strongly advised.Individuals under the age of 15 are not admitted into cinemas.
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Synopsis
Khadiga, a young mother of just 17 years of age, is left to raise her child alone when her husband moves away to find work in another city. Moving through the hustle and bustle of Cairo streets, her deteriorating state of mind leads her to make an unimaginable decision. The film deals with isolation and mental health and is the final part of a film series, featuring three mothers of different ages, nationalities and social backgrounds who experience social pressures.
About the Directors
Morad Mostafa is an Egyptian filmmaker who started his career as an Assistant Director on various independent films. He collaborated as an Executive Director on ‘Souad’, which was part of the official selection for Cannes Film Festival 2020 and Berlinale 2021. He has written and directed two short films, ’Henet Ward’ and ‘What We Don’t Know About Mariam’. Both had their world premieres at Clermont-Ferrand and have been selected in other major festivals, winning more than 30 international awards.
Credits
- Director
- Morad Mostafa
- Screenwriter
- Morad Mostafa, Mohamed Mamdouh
- Producer
- Safei Eldin Mahmoud, Sawsan Yusuf
- Editor
- Mohamed Mamdouh
- Executive Producer
- Islam El Dakhakhny
- Co-Producer
- Jerome Blesson, Jean-Loup Pochoy, Flore Cavigneaux, Sherif Fathy, Mohamed Eid, Morad Mostafa
- Cinematographer
- Mostafa El Kashef
- Sales Company
- Lights On
- Production Company
- Red Star Films, Bonanza Films
- Mixing
- Gilles Benardeau
- Assistant Director
- Fatima Fawzi
- Distributor
- Lights On
- Cast
- Malak Tarek, Fatima Fawzi, Zizi Moustafa, Ayman Abdelaziz