Yemeni Project ‘The Burdened’ Among Winners at Karlovy Vary Industry Awards
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features EditorYemeni film “The Burdened,” directed by Amr Gamal, won the Works in Progress Post-Production Development Award in Eastern Promises, the industry section of the Karlovy Vary Intl.
Film Festival on Tuesday.The story, written by Gamal and Mazen Refaat, centers on Ahmed, Isra’a and their three children in Aden, Yemen in 2019.
Both parents lose their jobs and suffer from the economic crisis. The movie starts with Isra’a finding out about her pregnancy at a time when they cannot cover the expenses of a new child, leading them to make difficult decisions in order to survive.The jury said it was “impressed by the director’s brave approach to tackling this sensitive subject against all odds.” The Yemen-Sudan coproduction is produced by Mohsen Alkhalifi, Gamal, Amjad Abu Alala and Mohammed Alomda.The Works in Progress Karlovy Vary IFF Award went to “Endless Summer Syndrome,” directed by Kaveh Daneshmand, an Iranian filmmaker based in Czech Republic.In the film Delphine and Antoine live an affluent life with their two adopted kids, Aslan and Adia.
They are preparing for Aslan’s departure to the U.S. to study entomology, spending the last few days of his stay in their summer villa.
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