Completed - ENGLISH, SWEDISH, ARABIC - Female director, Drama - 93 minutes
In the desert, you'll find your soul.On an assignment to the abandoned, lawless, and apocalyptic Sinai coast a photojournalist, Ingrid is kidnapped by a gang of Palestinian men and hidden in the desert. Soon Ingrid finds herself falling in love with the most sympathetic of the abductors, Ali.
Year of production : 2021 Director(s) : Kadri KÖUSAAR Writer(s) : Kadri KÖUSAAR Cast : Ali SULIMAN, Frida WESTERDAHL, Jessica GRABOWSKY, Magnus KREPPER, Nadeem RIMAWI, Firas TAYBEH, Leanne KATKHUDA Producer(s) : Aet LAIGU (Meteoriit Film), Merja RITOLA (Greenlit Productions), Charlotta MOST (MostAlice Films), Maria LARSSON GUERPILLON (MostAlice Films), Essi HAUKKAMAA
On an assignment to the abandoned, lawless, and apocalyptic Sinai coast a Swedish photojournalist Ingrid (Frida Westerdahl) is kidnapped by a gang of Palestinian men and hidden in the desert. Soon Ingrid finds herself falling in love with the most sympathetic of the abductors, Ali (Ali Suliman). Ali's boss Moussa suspects that something is going on and becomes increasingly dangerous and violent."This is a film about an all-conquering love between people from completely different cultural backgrounds who find each other in the desert. It is in the desert where the soul becomes naked and what really matters comes to the surface," describes Kadri Kõusaar.Genre: Modern hostage drama
Country(ies) : ESTONIA, FINLAND, SWEDEN
Busan - BIFF/APM 2021 (World Cinema)