Name: The Dam
Genre: Drama
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 6.3

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Merowe Dam in North Sudan. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to erect a mysterious construction made of mud. Despite a disturbing wound in his lower back that seems to be eating away at his skin, he continues his labor day after day. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his mud creation starts slowly to take a life of its own.

Director

Ali Cherri

Producers

Thanassis Karathanos, Imane Farès, Vladimir Perišić

Studio

DGL Travel, KinoElektron, Trilema, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, Galerie Imane Farès, The Vega Foundation, Hubert Bals Fund

Original Title

السد

Original Language

Arabic