East of Noon (2025)
Set in a confined world outside time, East of Noon is the fable of prodigy Abdo (19) who uses music to rebel against his elders: showman Shawky (70), an eccentric showman who rules with a mix of performance and fear, and storyteller Jalala (75), who provides relief with stories of the Sea, which no one else has seen. East of Noon is a satire on the inner workings of an ailing autocracy and its inherent vulnerability to youth’s unchained vision of a better world.
Director: Hala Elkoussy
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Ahmed Kamal as Shawky the Showman |
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Menha Batraoui as Galala the Storyteller |
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Omar Rozik as Abdo Galala |
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Fayza Shama as Nunna "Lolly" |
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Osama Abu Al Ata as |
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Mohamed Salama as |
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Bassem Wadie as |
| Directing | Hala Elkoussy | Director |
| Writing | Hala Elkoussy | Writer |
| Camera | Abdelsalam Moussa | Director of Photography |
| Production | Abdelsalam mou | Producer |