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A Star in the Desert

  • 20202020
  • 15m
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Jamal Mutrahji and Kal Naga in A Star in the Desert (2020)
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In Baghdad in 1990, a boy reacts to an approaching war by escaping underground into his own fantasy world, searching for answers.In Baghdad in 1990, a boy reacts to an approaching war by escaping underground into his own fantasy world, searching for answers.In Baghdad in 1990, a boy reacts to an approaching war by escaping underground into his own fantasy world, searching for answers.
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  • Director
    • Zachary Kerschberg
  • Writer
    • Yasmeen Turayhi
  • Stars
    • Kal Naga
    • Sara Abi Kanaan
    • Jamal Mutrahji
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    • Zachary Kerschberg
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    • Yasmeen Turayhi
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    • Kal Naga
    • Sara Abi Kanaan
    • Jamal Mutrahji
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    Kal Naga
    Kal Naga
    • Fatheras Father
    Sara Abi Kanaan
    Sara Abi Kanaan
    • Motheras Mother
    Jamal Mutrahji
    • Childas Child
    Aya Almukhtar
    Aya Almukhtar
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    Tamir Elbassir
    Tamir Elbassir
    • Patientas Patient
    Mostafa Elmorsy
    Mostafa Elmorsy
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      • Yasmeen Turayhi
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    A dramatic short story of the first day of the bombing of Baghdad from a 7-year Amir's point of view. As Amir retreats into a mixed world of reality and fantasy, he is confronted with dual realities and copes with war through play and imagination. —Yasmeen Turayhi
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    • Release date
      • August 10, 2020 (Lebanon)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Pismo Beach, California, USA
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