Back to Alexandria
Date of Event:
05-08-2024 20:00 PM
Location
The Royal Film Commission-Jordan
Director
Tamer Ruggli
Country
Switzerland
Production Year:
2023
Tamer Ruggli, 90 minutes, Drama, French and Arabic with Arabic and English subtitles, 2023, Switzerland.
After twenty years of absence, Sue returns to Egypt, her native country, to see her mother, Fairouz, an eccentric aristocrat, with whom she has severed all ties. This surprising journey, which takes her from Cairo to Alexandria, tinged with distant memories, nostalgia, and mixed feelings about her past, will allow her to become free and emancipated.
The film was nominated for four awards, including Best Feature Film at the 2023 Red Sea International Film Festival, and the Golden Eye for Best Film in Focus at the Zurich Film Festival of the same year.