They described it as "dazzling, epic, and exciting." "Al-Hara" is a Jordanian film that draws the attention of festivals and critics, and snatches international awards!
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The official page of the movie "The Hot" on Facebook published the teaser for the film by director Basil Ghandour, in preparation for the commercial launch of the film in two Arab countries on the 9th of this month, as it is scheduled to be released in his home Jordan in cooperation with the Arab Media Company, and in Saudi Arabia in cooperation with Rowad Media for production and audio distribution. and visible.
The atmosphere of crime and mystery dominated the teaser, which included most of the film's heroes. The night atmosphere was present throughout the advertisement, which highlighted the use of white and firearms, chases and romantic relationships.
Recently, the film received the Audience Award and a special mention from the Malmö Arab Film Festival in Sweden. It also won the Grand Jury Prize from the 1st International Film Festival in Annunnay, France, and was nominated for 4 awards in the Critics' Awards for Arab Films presented by the Arab Cinema Center on the sidelines of the activities of the current session. from Cannes.
Al-Hara was widely acclaimed during a tour of his shows, during which he participated in dozens of international festivals, most notably the London Film Festival and the Rotterdam International Film Festival.
It also had its Arab premiere at the Red Sea International Film Festival, while it got its world premiere in one of the most prestigious international festivals, the Locarno International Film Festival within the Piazza Grande competition, becoming the first Jordanian feature film to participate in this festival.
The movie Al Hara received critical acclaim and praise from critics and international websites, including Screen Daily, Backseat Mafia, the famous American website Pop Matters, the British website The Upcoming, the Swiss newspaper Corriere Del Ticino and others who described the film as charming, dazzling, epic and exciting that will stick in your mind for a long time.
The events of the film take place in a neighborhood governed by gossip and violence in East Amman, where a deceitful young man does the impossible to be with his girlfriend, but her mother stands in the way of completing their story. It happens, but things don't go as planned.
The Al-Hara project won the jury prize for the Eastern Promises filmmaking program at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, and also won two awards from the Cairo Film Connection for feature films in post-production at the Cairo International Film Festival.
The film also received support from the Jordan Film Support Fund of the Royal Film Commission, the Doha Film Institute (Qatar), and the Red Sea Film Festival Lab for Film Development (Saudi Arabia).
During the development phase, the film project was supported by the EAVE Producers' Workshop, the Rawi Screenwriters' Workshop, the Dubai Film Forum, and the Surfend Forum for Film Promotion of the Norway Fund to Support Southern Cinema.
The movie Al-Hara, written and directed by Basil Ghandour, starring Imad Azmy, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayhana, Maysa Abdel Hadi, Nadera Omran and Nadim Rimawi.
Produced by Bait Al-Shawareb (Youssef Abdelnabi), The Imaginarium Films (Rola Nasser) and Lagoonie Film Production (Shahinaz Al-Akkad) as co-producer, MAD Solutions is responsible for distributing the film in the Arab world, while the French company Elle Driver handles sales in the rest of the world.
Basel Ghandour co-wrote and produced Theeb, which was nominated for Best Foreign Film at both the Academy Awards and the BAFTA. He also won the BAFTA Award for his first debut fiction work in 2016. The movie Al-Hara is his first directing experience, and he also wrote it, and won its first show. at the Locarno International Film Festival.
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