The Tale of Abasia السيرة العباسية
A film by:
Gasser Gado
Production Year:
2023
Long Film Selection (HelAFF'24)
The Tale of Abasia
75 min. | EGYPT
Film description:
The events of the film is set in one place which is a bus carrying a number of psychiatric patients on a trip to Cairo. One of the patients escapes and the doctor in charge of the trip finds himself obliged to search for the fugitive patient in the streets of Cairo. Shall he not find the missing patient it could lead to the end of his professional future.
The story highlights some of Egypt’s historical moments — a bus ride through the Egyptian current society, economy and political twists.
Directed by Gasser Gado, Egyptian filmmaker who graduated from the Higher Institute of cinema in Cairo. Apart from writing and directing three short films, Gasser Gado writes and directs two long feature films: The Tale of Abasia (set in Cairo, Egypt) and Trocadero (set in Paris, France).
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Screening Time:
Friday 13 December 2024
3 PM
Free Admission
Location: Kinapori Hall
