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Dawn of the World

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L'aube du monde

Dawn of the World

by Abbas Fahdel

Iraq, France

L'aube du monde

Director: Abbas Fahdel

Script: Abbas Fahdel

Cinematographer: Gilles Porte

Editing: Sylvie Gadmer

Sound: Emmanuel Zouki

Cast: Hafsia Herzi, Karim Saleh, W. Abou El Magd, Hiam Abbass, Sayed Ragab, Mahmou Nagui

Production: ADR Productions, 27 Films Production

Distribution
Rezo Films
11 rue des petites écuries
75 010 Paris
Phone: 0033 1 42 46 96 12
[email protected]
www.rezofilms.com

Year: 2008

Screening: 2024, 2019, 2009

35 mm, Colour, 95 min, 
OV Arabic with French Subtitles

Mastour and Zahra have grown up in Hufaidh, a lake dwelling village lost in the large marsh of the Tigris and Euphrates delta, in south of Iraq. They are cousins and by tradition get married at a young age. Zahra refuses to give herself to Mastour during their wedding night. Out of love for her, he resigns himself to waiting. The Gulf War starts and Mastour, who is forcibly put on active service, is killed. Before dying he asks his comrade Riad to swear he will find Zahra, marry her and protect her. Riad immerses Mastour's corpse in the river, and starts his way through the marsh, up to Hufaidh where he meets Zahra. He feels attracted by her at once, but doesn't dare reveal the reason for his visit.

Dawn of the World is a sensitive cry of love, as well as a tribute to the dignity of the Maadans, people whose tragedy is poverty.

 

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