Sharaf
Sharaf
Samir Nasr - Egypt
Synopsis
Sharaf, based on Sonallah Ibrahim’s famous novel, is the story of a modern Candide in a dystopian Arab World. When Sharaf kills a man in self defense and is put in jail, he needs to face reality. The microcosm of prison mirrors the complex situation of Arab societies living under dictatorship and poverty in an injust global economic system.
Film details
Type : Fiction
Duration : 91 min
Year of production : 2022
Country : Egypt
Screenwriter : Samir Nasr, Sonallah Ibrahim
Cinematography : Darja Pilz
Editor : Hansjörg Weißbrich
Director : Samir Nasr
Production company : Soil films
Samir Nasr
Samir Nasr is a film director, scriptwriter and lecturer. He graduated at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy and lives in Berlin and Cairo. He received several awards, e.g. Special Award of Academy of Arts Berlin and Naguib-Mahfouz-Award at the 29th Cairo International Film Festival.