Project Detail

An Arabian Night

Synopsis

Spending his last night as a civilian in his dream-like local tennis club, Michael, a young British soldier confronts a glimpse of the near future waiting for him on the other side of the night.
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2020 - International Competition

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 33 min
Format: Digital
Director: Pierre Mouzannar
Producer: Marianne Hidari, Amelia Wall
Executive Producer: Rory Curley, Pavrez Jugnon, Pierre Mouzannar
Editor: Stephanie Nassar
Screenwriter: Pierre Mouzannar
Director of Photography: Noah Leanti
Production Designer: Jasmin Selen Heinz
Sound: Oscar Bøe
Composer: Tania Saleh, Khaled Mouzannar
Principal cast: Haris Salihovic, Murat Erkek

Genre

Human Rights Sport Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Central Film School

Marianne Hidari

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