Project Detail

The Narrow Frame of Midnight (Itar el-Layl)

Synopsis

A man in search of his brother and a young girl in search of a home, both running toward an unknown future. One finds freedom, the other death.
Toronto International Film Festival 2014 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2014
Type of project: Features
Running time: 93 mins
Director: Tala Hadid
Producer: Khadija Alami, Joslyn Barnes, Cat Villiers
Co-Producer: Tala Hadid, Cedomir Kolar
Executive Producer: Diloy Gulun, Soren Kloch
Editor: Joelle Hache
Screenwriter: Tala Hadid
Director of Photography: Alexander Burov
Production Designer: Dominique Lacloche
Sound: Simou Si Mohamed
Principal cast: Marie Josee Croze, Khalid Abdalla, Fadwa Boujouane

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Morocco, UK, US, Qatar, France coproduction

Autonomous (UK), Louverture Films (US), K Films (MA), Asap Films (FR)

Autonomous

Cat Villiers

cat@autonomous.uk.com

Sales Company

Wide (FR)

9, rue Bleue
75009 Paris
France

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