When he hears his cousin is about to sell their grandmother’s land, Sharif gets on the first plane to Cairo. On arrival, he finds himself faced with old arguments and new decisions in a changing country.
Shot over 2009 in Cairo and London, Maydoum stars Khalid Abdalla (The Kite Runner, Green Zone) in an original screenplay by best-selling novelist Ahdaf Soueif.
Also in this combined programme
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Blue Dive
In this story about brief encounters set in the Mediterranean Alexandria, the filmmaker sheds his light on death and compares it to the sea. -
Another Passion
Narrative film in which Yossry portrays her own struggle to study cinema, and the confrontations she had with her family. -
Local Copy
We follow four young people through Alexandria en route to the square outside the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It slowly becomes apparent what this meetin -
In the Last Days of the City (Trailer)
The lives of a group of friends from Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon have been shaped by their cities of birth and the instability of their… -
Neon Lamp
An exceptional debut in which Maher – who spent two years working on this project – gave sound an important role in the telling of…
Film details
- Countries of production
- Egypt, United Kingdom
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 13'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
