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IT’S ALL IN THE SHOES, HABIBI!
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Development - ENGLISH, FRENCH, ARABIC, LUXEMBOURGISH - Comedy, Social issues, Drama - 100 minutes

Log Line

The schemes of an aspiring entrepreneur and basketball whiz take him on a coming of age odyssey from Luxembourg to Canada to Egypt, burning bridges wherever he goes.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2022 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2024 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2025

Director(s) : Adolf EL ASSAL
Writer(s) : Dennis FOON, Adolf EL ASSAL
Producer(s) : Adolf EL ASSAL (WADY FILMS)

Synopsis

It’s the summer of 1998. France wins the World Cup. Adam, 17, born in Egypt and raised in Luxembourg, has a grand plan to become fabulously wealthy by using his basketball skills to finance a business empire. When one of his schemes goes sour, his parents send him to live with his rich uncle in Canada. Adam quickly finds out that his uncle is not what everyone in the family thinks he is. Quickly Adam takes on the opportunity to work with him and lands in some quirky situations that lead him to wrongfully getting deported to Luxor, Egypt on his 18th birthday. It’s here that Adam falls in love and seems to find something deeper in life that will help him grow as an adult.

Production

Country(ies) : LUXEMBOURG

Financing plan : Film Fund Luxembourg

Festivals and Awards

Berlinale - EFM 2023 (Co-Production Market)


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