L'aube du monde (2008)
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- 1h 35min
- Drama, Romance
- 27 May 2009 (France)
- Movie
Mastur and Zahra grew up in southern Iraq, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Just after their marriage, the Gulf War broke out. Mastour was forcibly conscripted and sent to the front. On the battlefield, he befriends Riad, a young...
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Cast
| Karim Saleh | ... |
Riad
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| Hafsia Herzi | ... |
Zahra
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| Hiam Abbass | ... |
Mastour's mother
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| Sayed Ragab | ... |
Hadji Noh
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Waleed Abou El Magd | ... |
Mastour
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Mahmoud Nagui | ... |
Zingi
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Mohamed Ali Keshta | ... |
Abou Ali
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Nabil El Deeb | ... |
Cheik Jassim
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Soheil Abdel Wahab | ... |
Iraqi officer
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Mostafa Wagih | ... |
Hussein
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Injy Ashour | ... |
Zingi's wife
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Mina Soheil | ... |
Zahra - child
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Amr Ossama | ... |
Mastour - child
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Abou Baker Nounou | ... |
American soldier
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Reem Rafaa | ... |
Oum Zoheir
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Montasser Hassan | ... |
Iraqi soldier
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Walaa Ossama | ... |
Young girl
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Directed by
| Abbas Fahdel | ||
Written by
| Abbas Fahdel | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Oliver Damian | ... | producer |
| Pascal Verroust | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jürgen Knieper | ||
Cinematography by
| Gilles Porte | ||
Editing by
| Sylvie Gadmer | ||
Editorial Department
| Mathilde Delacroix | ... | color timer |
| Loïc Lallemand | ... | assistant editor |
| David Magalhaes | ... | telecine dailies colorist |
| Tuong Vi Nguyen-Long | ... | assistant editor |
| Lucile Sautarel | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Nevine El Ibiary | ... | (casting: Egypt) |
Production Design by
| Hussein Baydoun | ||
Set Decoration by
| Hussein Baydoun | ||
Costume Design by
| Hussein Baydoun | ||
Makeup Department
| Tamer Dahab | ... | makeup artist |
| Khaled Othman | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Mohamed El Gohari | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ibrahim Abla | ... | second assistant director |
| Shady Youssri | ... | assistant director |
| Elyes Zrelli | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Khaled Nagui | ... | assistant decorator |
Sound Department
| Benjamin Krbetschek | ... | foley editor |
| Alexis Lardilleux | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Tobias Oeckler | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Dominik Raetz | ... | sound |
| Christian Riegel | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Peter Roigk | ... | foley artist (as Peter Roik) |
| Emmanuel Zouki | ... | sound editor / sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Hani Farid Abdel Hai | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mostafa El Taher | ... | first assistant camera |
| Samy Emery | ... | gaffer |
Casting Department
| Nicolas Lublin | ... | casting: France |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Hussein Baydoun | ... | costumer |
| Ahmed Kaboria | ... | costume assistant |
| Afnan Mostafa | ... | costume assistant |
Production Companies
- 27 Films Production
- ADR Productions
- Canal+ (participation)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- Eurimages (support)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (support)
- Fonds Sud Cinéma (support)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (funding)
Distributors
- Mitos Filmverleih (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Rézo Films (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- Alliance (2009) (Non-US) (INDIA, PAKISTAN, BENGLADESH, SRI LANKA, BHUTAN, NEPAL, MALDIVES and Myanmar.)
- Imagine Film Distribution (IFD) (2009) (Non-US) (Benelux)
- Prime Pictures (2009) (Non-US) (Middle East and North Africa: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Libya, Sudan)
- Éditions Montparnasse (2010) (France) (DVD)
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Storyline
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Mastur and Zahra grew up in southern Iraq, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Just after their marriage, the Gulf War broke out. Mastour was forcibly conscripted and sent to the front. On the battlefield, he befriends Riad, a young Baghdadi soldier. Mortally wounded, Mastur makes Riad promise to look after Zahra once the war is over. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR1,400,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | References Apocalypse Now (1979). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hymn of the Big Wheel See more » |