Hawi (film)

2010 Egyptian film

Hawi

Directed by| Ibrahim El Batout
Screenplay by| Ibrahim El Batout
Produced by| Hossam Elouan; Ibrahim El Batout, Ein Shams Films
Starring| Hanan Youssef, Sherif El Dessouki, Mohamed El Sayed, Fady Iskandar
Cinematography| Ibrahim El Batout
Edited by| Perry Moataz
Music by| Massar Egbary

Release date

* 2010 (2010)

Running time

| 112'
Countries| Egypt
Qatar
Language| Arabic
Budget| EGP1,000,000[1]

Hawi (Arabic: هاوي, romanized: Hāwī) is a 2010 Egyptian film directed by Ibrahim El Batout, starred by Mohamed El Sayed, Sherif El Dessouki and Mirette El Hariri.

Shot in Alexandria using non-professional actors and a volunteer crew, the film is inspired by the alternative cinema of Jean-Luc Godard, Dziga Vertov and Abbas Kiarostami.[2]

## Synopsis

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Youssef, Ibrahim and Fady spent 20 years in the same prison. Youssef has just been released in order to find several confidential documents. After 20 years, Ibrahim wants to see his daughter again. She is rehearsing with the third man, Fady, the musician. Apart from these three men, in The Juggler, we will also meet an old horseman who hopes to heal his beloved animal and a TV presenter who needs a guest for his show. They are all looking for someone or something in this kaleidoscopic portrait of loneliness and despair in today's Egypt.[3]

## Awards

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The film received awards at the following film festivals:[3]

* Doha Tribeca 2010
* Dubai 2010

## References

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1. ^ "Hawi (2010)". Imdb.
2. ^ "Hawi". Film Funding. Doha Film Institute. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
3. ^ a b "Hawi". Festival de cine africano. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

## External links

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* African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)[dead link‍]
* Hawi at IMDb

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