Mount of Forgetfulness
Tal al-nesyaan
Hala Elkoussy immerses us in the Egyptian tradition of storytelling with musical accompaniment in a series of colourful, imaginative tableaux. Rawi, who has a gift for storytelling, discovers that air pollution is killing off small stories. He saves them, reanimating them in contemporary Cairo.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Egypt
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 27"
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
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