Out of Coverage

Amer is a middle-aged man leading a very busy life. He never has any free time, which is caused by the fact that, besides taking care of his own family, he also helps his friend Zuhair’s wife and daughter. Zuhair himself has been in prison for a number of years; he may be one of the country’s political prisoners with an uncertain future. Amer also has his own family – a wife and a child – to whom he dedicates energy and time, the tempo of his life becoming almost slapstick-like as a result. Amer’s wife is dissatisfied with her ever-absent husband and gradually becomes jealous of his relationship with his friends’ wife; the two women, however, respect each other in an unexpected way. When it looks like Zuhair is about to be released, Amer realizes that he harbors inappropriate feelings for his friends’ wife.
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No physical screenings scheduled.
Script: Abdellatif Abdelhamid
Cinematography: Elso Rock
Editing: Ali Lailan
Sound: Emile Sa’ada
Actors: Fayez Qazaq (Amer), Saba Mubarak (Nada), Fadwa Suleiman (Salma), Hiroki Okazaki (Japanese man)
Production: National Film Organization
Producers: Mohammad Al-Ahmad
Costumes: Larissa Abdulhamid
Sets: Mowaffaq Qat
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: Syria
Production Year: 2007
Duration: 100
Contact: National Film Organization, SyriaT. +96 31 1333 1884cinema@mail.sywww.cinemasy.com

Abdellatif Abdelhamid

He was born in Syria in 1954. He obtained his diploma from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 1981. He worked for the National Organization of Syrian Cinema. He directed two documentary films in 1983 and 1984, then collaborated on Reves de la ville by Mohamed Malass and Etoiles de jour by Ousama Mohammad from 1984 to 1987. His feature films as writer/director have won many international awards.

Filmography

(Selected)
1989 Layali ibn awa/Jackal Nights
1991 Rassaelle Chafahyia/Verbal Messages
1995 La Montee de la pluie
1998 The Breeze of the Soul
2001 Qamarayn wa zaytouna/Two Moons and an Olive Tree
2003 Listeners‘ Choice
2007 Kharej altaghtya/Out of Coverage