Koshk
Hilal - ages 13+
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Abdulla Al Kaabi / Short Narrative / United Arab Emirates / 2014 / 13 min / Colour / DCP
In Farsi / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Drama
Qatar Premiere
Synopsis
Whilst carrying a heavy load of wood, a lonely old mother who's waiting for her son's return faints and gets woken up by a traveller that resembles her own son. She invites him to her tent and goes to fetch him some food only to find her kindness repaid with theft. Koshk is a story of how far a mother would go to comfort her own seclusion.
About the Directors
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Abdulla Khalifa Al Kaabi was born in Fujairah. At the age of 16, he settled in Dubai and continued his studies at the American University of Sharjah. He became a televison presenter for Dubai TV, where he worked for the next four years. In 2009 he moved to Paris to pursue a Master’s degree in Filmmaking. While there he directed his first short film, ‘The Philosopher’ (2010), starring Jean Reno. Currently, Abdulla is working on his first feature film ‘Banat Fahma’.
Credits
- Director
- Abdulla Al Kaabi
- Screenwriter
- Abudlla Al Kaabi
- Producer
- Kambiz Safari
- Editor
- Kambiz Safari
- Executive Producer
- Farshad Mahoutforoush
- Music
- Alireza Alavian
- Cinematographer
- Peyman Shadmanfar
- Sales Company
- El Booma Films
- Production Company
- El Booma Films
- Cast
- Fatimeh Mortazi, Amir Jadidi