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THE CLOSED DOORS
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Direction : Atef Hetata.
Screenplay : Atef Hetata.
Cinematography : Samir Bahzan.
Editing : Dalia El Nasser, Catherine Poitevin.
Sound : Gasser Khorshed.
Sets : Hamed Hemdane.
Cast : Ahmed Azmi, Sawsan Badr, Mahmoud Hemeida.
Production : Misr International Films; Mediane Production; Arte France Cinema.
35mm Colour 105'
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Since it may potentially touch upon sexual frustration and incest, adolescence has rarely been tackled in Egyptian cinema, even though about 60% of the population is under 20. The year 1990 sees the outbreak of the Gulf War and the dawn of a new world order, fertile ground for both fundamentalism and frenzied consumerism. The poor get poorer and the marginalized more so. Amidst all this confusion, the most coherent discourse for an adolescent is that of fundamentalism, as it satisfies both his spirit of rebellion and his need for identity. Could this be an open door for many young people?
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Biography
He was born in New York, in 1965, and studied communications in Cairo. From 1989 to 1993,
he worked as assistant director on several feature films, including Spike Lee's Malcolm X. The Closed Doors
is his first feature film.
Filmography
(French titles)
1989 Salut Barbes (short film)
1991 Violon (short film)
1993 La fiancee du Nil (short film)
1998 Les portes fermees
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DIARY
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FILM
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SCREENING
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THEATER
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DATE
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THE CLOSED DOORS
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A
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OLYMPION É
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Sunday 14/11 16:00
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THE CLOSED DOORS
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B
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CINE PROVLITA 3
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Monday 15/11 17:30
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THE CLOSED DOORS
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C
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CINE PROVLITA 3
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Tuesday 16/11 23:00
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