The Burdened
The Burdened
Amr Gamal - Yémen
Synopsis
Based on true events that take place in Aden around 2019, the film follows the struggles of a married couple and their three children after both husband and wife lose their jobs as a result of the country’s economic crisis. After the mother discovers she is carrying a fourth child, the beleaguered parents try to get an abortion despite their community’s conservative stance, forcing the family to make tough decisions in order to survive.
Film details
Type : Narrative Feature Films
Duration : 91 min
Year of production : 2023
Country : Yémen
Casting : Khaled Hamdan / Abeer Mohammed / Samah Alamrani
Screenwriter : Amr Gamal / Mazen Refaat
Cinematography : Mrinal Desai
Editor : Heba Othman
Director : Amr Gamal
Production company : Adenium Productions
Amr Gamal
Independent theater and film director from Aden, Yemen. In 2005, Gamal founded Khaleej Aden Theatre Troupe, which revived commercial theater in Yemen after the 1994 civil war. In 2018, he directed his first feature film, “10 Days Before The Wedding”, which premiered in Aden, becoming the first film to open commercially in Yemen in the last four decades.