A New Day in Old Sana'a

A New Day in Old Sana'a

Film poster
Directed by Bader Ben Hirsi
Produced by Ahmed Abdali
Written by Hirsi
Cinematography Muriel Aboulrouss
Edited by Andrew Lloyd
Distributed by Felix Films Entertainment Limited
Release dates
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
 86 minutes
Country Yemen
Language English
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 Ahmed Abdali. 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 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.[2]

Plot

The film is shown through the eyes of Federico, a photographer from Italy.[3] Tariq (a friend of Federico)[3] 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.[3] The film ends with a shot of a djinni, played by Hirsi himself.[4]

Cast

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 3 Young, Deborah (2005-12-25). "A New Day in Old Sana'a". www.variety.com. Reeds Elsevier Inc. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
  4. ↑ 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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