SUJET TABOU (Egypte, 2008)


Documentaire - Couleur – 61’
Direction: Saad Hendawy
Screenplay: Amal Fawzy
Director of Photography: Nezar Shaker
Sound: Mohab Marwan
Music: Tamer Karawan
Editing: Rabab Abdel Latif
Production: Saad Hendawy


Synopsis

The film addresses the question of honor and asks what some might consider sensitive, shocking or even taboo: Does a female’s honor reside in her virginity? If so, what is the notion of male honor? A woman who has lost her virginity before marriage is punished socially and by her family, sometimes by death, while, at the same time, a lenient eye is cast upon a man if he does the same.

THE DIRECTOR

Born in Cairo in 1968, Saad Hendawy is a graduate of the Higher Institute of Cinema in Egypt.
His recent feature films include “Halit hobb» (2004), “Alwan al sama al sabaa” (2007), and a short film, “Fuqaat” (1994).
Saad Hendawy has been a jury member in several film festivals.


Contact

Saad Hendawy
46, El Shishiny Street, El Maryotia,
Haram, Le Caire / Egypte
Tél. : + 201 053 99 599 - Fax : + 202 376 01 614
saadhendawyfilm@yahoo.com