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East of Noon

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Set in a confined world outside time, East of Noon is the fable of prodigy ABDO (19) who uses music to rebel against his elders: showman SHAWKY (70), an eccentric showman who rules with a mix of performance and fear, and storyteller JALALA (75), who provides relief with stories of the Sea, which no one else has seen. East of Noon is a satire on the inner workings of an ailing autocracy and its inherent vulnerability to youth's unchained vision of a better world.

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Robert Daniels Screen International A sumptuous piece of filmmaking, East Of Noon captures youthful angst under autocratic rule. May 21, 2024 Full Review Joseph Fahim Middle East Eye Laced with disparate influences – from the colloquial poetry of Salah Jahin and Egyptian musicals of the 1940s, to the use of political symbolism in the Brazilian Cinema Novo, East of Noon is the year’s most formally inventive Middle Eastern picture. Dec 28, 2024 Full Review Jaime Pena Caimán Cuadernos de Cine Cinema that renounces the latest technology and uses recycling to return to the spirit of the revolutionaries. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 26, 2024 Full Review Öykü Sofuoğlu In Review Online Calling Elkoussy’s vision in East of Noon dystopian would be too reductive and oversimplifying, for she never loses sight of the humor and surreal absurdity within her makeshift set pieces. Jun 4, 2024 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Though it takes some time orienting oneself in this universe, there are some powerful statements about what stands as the most profound way to survive an autocracy -- by staying devoted to imagination and the creative process. Rated: 3/5 May 22, 2024 Full Review Ezequiel Boetti Otroscines.com ... An unintentionally optimistic film, a somewhat obvious plea in favor of freedom. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 May 21, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Hala Elkoussy

Director

Ahmed Kamal

Actor

Menha Batraoui

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Omar Rozek

Actor

Fayza Shama

Actor

Hala Elkoussy

Screenwriter

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Synopsis Set in a confined world outside time, East of Noon is the fable of prodigy ABDO (19) who uses music to rebel against his elders: showman SHAWKY (70), an eccentric showman who rules with a mix of performance and fear, and storyteller JALALA (75), who provides relief with stories of the Sea, which no one else has seen. East of Noon is a satire on the inner workings of an ailing autocracy and its inherent vulnerability to youth's unchained vision of a better world.
Director
Hala Elkoussy
Producer
Lonnie van Brummelen, Marc Thelosen
Screenwriter
Hala Elkoussy
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 49m