Alshajarh alnaemah (2014)

A daughter's relationship with Mother Nature could change the course of a family driven apart...

Director:

Mohamed Buali (as Mohammed BuAli)

Writer:

Fareed Ramadan

Stars:

Dana Al Salem, Ibrahim Al-Hasawi, Samar Almeer

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Dana Al Salem
Ibrahim Al-Hasawi
Samar Almeer
Omar Alsaeedi
Eyman Algosaibi	...	Doctor
Ebrahim Khalfan	...	Saud
Hawraa Sharif
Jamaan Alrowaiei	...	Jassim (as Juma'an Al-Rowayai)
Shatha Sabt	...	Dalal
Mariam Ziman	...	Firdous
Hayfa Hussain	...	Noora

Storyline

Entrapped within a prison of his own making, a father's outlook and relationship with reality is questioned... Neglecting both his wife and daughter, Jassim lives a separate life to his family within an atmosphere of foreboding. It is only during a chance convergence of circumstances in which he visits the legendary tree of life that Jassim begins to question his understandings.

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Taglines:

What secrets to life does the tree hide?

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site

Country:

Bahrain United Arab Emirates

Language:

Arabic English

Release Date:

13 December 2014 (United Arab Emirates)

Also Known As:

The Sleeping Tree

Filming Locations:

Bahrain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bahrain Development Bank,Dubai Media and Entertainment Organisation in association with Dubai Film Market (Enjaaz),Information Affairs Authority

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Bu Ali Narrative one of Hope

This is a dazzling visual novel and the most distinguishing feature about this film is that it is breaking the traditional narrative traditions in the Gulf cinema, but very smoothly. Away from the traditional Simple causality logic, the scenario apparently overlapping of times by mixing reality with fiction reflecting the lasting swung between reality and hope. As usual, the director Mohammed Bu Ali hold the thread of his narrative seamlessly pushing us to hold our breaths until the last scene. Bu Ali managed competently an overflowing bitterness story from his childhood to a tale of hope by ending up the log journey of desperation of his hero at the place which symbolize a miracle: "Tree of Life", the tree that grew on a small plateau in the desert of Bahrain and remained lush until today since more than 400 years.