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A New Day in Old Sana'a is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Bader Ben Hirsi, a British playwright and director of Yemeni ancestry, and produced by Ahmed Abdali. It was shot in San a , the capital of Yemen, and was the first Yemeni film to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival.[1] The running time of the film was 86 minutes, and versions were released in English language and Arabic (with English subtitles).[1] In addition to Cannes, the film was screened at the Cairo International Film Festival; after its showing in Cairo, Hirsi received a prize of 100,000 pounds from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.[2]
Plot summary The film is shown through the eyes of Federico, a photographer from Italy.[3] Tariq (a friend of Federico)[3] is scheduled to marry Bilquis, the daughter of a rich judge.[1] However, while out in the city one night, he catches sight of a woman he believes to be Bilquis, and falls in love with her. The woman turns out to be a nagsh (a black plant applied like henna) artist named Ines, and Tariq ends up having to choose between the two.[3] The film ends with a shot of a djinni, played by Hirsi himself.[4] Cast - Sahar Alasbahi as Amal
- Dania Hammoud as Ines
- Redha Khoder as Bilquis
- Paolo Romano as Federico
- Nabil Saber as Tariq
- Bader Ben Hirsi as a dhinni
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