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Place I Call Home (The)

  • Ce lieu que j'appelle chez moi (The place I call home)
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2006
Format : Feature
Running time : 61 (in minutes)

Director Tamer Ezzat uses a cinéma vérité style to capture the stories of four Egyptians who dream of leaving their country in search of a better life. Myriam wants to move to Canada; Hams is on a quest to find a place where she can belong; Motaz's limited income prevents him from obtaining the'simple things in life'; Sebaei wants to be a singer and thinks he can achieve his goal by emigrating. The director expresses their troubles and dreams with considerable style and vitality. The result is touching and dramatic, humorous and real.
-Mohammed Rouda

Egypt/2006/Arabic and English dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/Video (SD)/61 mins

Director & Editor: Tamer Ezzat
Producer: Michel Gelinas
Scriptwriter: Nadine Shams
Cinematographer: Sherif Helal
Composer: Tamer Karawan


Vier junge Ägypter unternehmen auf unterschiedlichen Wegen eine Reise, um herauszufinden, welchen Ort jeder von ihnen „Heimat"nennen kann. Seien es finanzielle, familiäre, religiöse, berufliche oder persönliche Motive, sie versuchen den Ort zu finden, wo „sie hingehören". Der Weg der Emigration, der Weg zu sich selbst...

Dokumentarfilm, 61 min., Ägypten 2006, arabische Originalfassung mit engl. Untertiteln
Produktion und Regie: Tamer Ezzat

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Partners

  • Kenya : Arterial Network chapter
  • Kenya : Ketebul Music
  • Kenya : Studio Vista Network
  • Kenya : Kuona Trust
  • Kenya : The Theatre Company

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