THE DAM

by Ali Cherri
Sudan, near the Merowe Dam. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his creation starts to take a life of its own…
Drama | France, Sudan, Lebanon, Germany, Serbia, Qatar | 80 mins
HD | color | Dolby SRD
Languages: Arabic
World premiere: Cannes 2022
Sudan, near the Merowe Dam. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his creation starts to take a life of its own…
Main role Maher Maher El Khair
Script | Ali Cherri, Geoffroy Grison / in collaboration with Bertrand Bonello |
Director | Ali Cherri |
Producer | Janja Kralj, Rémi Bonhomme, Imane Fares, Alsamoual Hussein, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Vladimir Perisic, Vanja Milanovic |
Production | KinoElektron (France) |
Co-Production | Galerie Imane Fares (France)
DGL Travel (Sudan) Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion GmbH (Germany) Trilema (Serbia) |
with the support of | Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Institut Français Doha Film Institute ARTE/COFINOVA 17 Arab Fund for Arts and Culture World Cinema Fund Art Jameel Film Center Serbia – Ministry of Culture and Information Republic of Serbia Onassis Culture Indie Sales Company Image/Mouvement du Centre National Des Arts Plastiques Fondation Nationale Des Arts Graphiques Et Plastiques [N.A!] Project Hubert Bals Fund of International Film Festival Rotterdam
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International sales | Indie Sales Company |
DOP | Bassem Fayad |
Sound | Thomas van Pottelberge, Jakov Munidaba, Simon Apostolou |
Editing | Isabelle Manquillet, Nelly Quettier |
VFX | Mel Massadian |
Composer | ROB |
World premiere: Cannes 2022