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Nation ( Egypt 2011 )

Color: Fiction, color, 12’

Direction: Mohamed Mohsen

Screenplay: Manel Al Matii

Director of Photography: Victor Kridi

Sound: Ahmed Nader

Music: Sherif Wassini

Editing: Yasser Najjar

Cast: Ahmed Turki, Seif Hani, Omar Sherif, Chaabane Mamadou

Production: MADEV

Synopsis

"Ommah" means "Nation" in Arabic is the name of the safe place where children call out "Home Base" when they are playing hide and seek. For Kadry and Keha and other alley’s friends this game was the only entertainment they can get after a long day of begging to get few pennies.

Réalisateur

He directed a number of advertisements for tourism and transportation in Egypt and 5 films during his studies He also served as an assistant in many features movies with important names in the film industry in Egypt. His three short films are: National ID 2006, Sincerely, 2010 and Nation 2011.