Seeking Haven For Mr. Rambo

Official Selection (HelAFF'25) | Long Film

Seeking Haven For Mr. Rambo
102 min. | EGYPT | SAUDI ARABIA

Synopsis:
The story of Hassan and his dog, Rambo, as they go on a quest to save Rambo from Hassan's vengeful landlord, whom the dog attacked. On his journey through Cairo to find a safe haven for Rambo, Hassan is forced to confront the fears of his past and rediscovers himself.

Directed by the Egyptian filmmaker Khaled Mansour.

Director's note:
For many years, I have seen in my mind a blurry image of a young man sitting alone on a quiet dark sidewalk at night, hugging his dog, and it is so cold all around them.
I don’t know what that image was, but I certainly felt a strong sense of belonging towards it; seeing myself and my permanent loneliness.
Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo is not a film about extreme violence against dogs, but it is a film about me and my generation’s relationship with society. That paradoxical relationship that combines intense love and fear wrapped in hate. That relationship in which we always feel chased in our city like stray dogs. At the same time, we do not know any other haven to belong to.

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OPENING FILM
Screening Time:
Monday 8 September 2025
7 PM

KORJAAMO KINO
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