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 film
Features
Running time
93 mins
Director
Tala Hadid
Producer
Khadija Alami, Joslyn Barnes, Cat Villiers
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

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Morocco, UK, US, Qatar, France coproduction

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

Autonomous

Cat Villiers

Sales Company

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