Synopsis
Aida (33) is a struggling actress from a provincial background. She finds herself on the streets of Cairo along with her neighbour Samiha (70), a reclusive bourgeois. With no money and nowhere to go, the two women, aided by Yassin (20), a street-savvy youth, embark on a journey to find shelter. Amid the banal and at times disastrous turns their journey takes, they move along parallel journeys of self-discovery. An extraordinary friendship grows among the unlikely trio; a friendship comparable to a delicate flower blooming from a thorny cactus.
Director: Hala Elkoussy
Producers: Hossam Elouan, Hala Elkoussy, Abdelsalam Moussa
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Country: Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 102 min
2017
بيوغرافيا
هالة القوصي فنانة بصرية تستخدم وسائط متعددة مثل التصوير الفوتوغرافي والفيديو والتكوين في الفراغ والنحت . القوصي أنتجت عددا من الأفلام القصيرة التي عرضت في معارض ومهرجانات حول العالم. أعمال هالة القوصي الفنية ضمن مقتنيات متحف تيت مودرن في لندن ومتحف ستيدليك في أمستردام. زهرة الصبار ، فيلمها الروائي الأول عرض للمرة الأولى في مهرجان روتردام الدولي ونال جائزة أحسن ممثلة في مهرجان دبي السينمائي الدولي وسيعرض تجاريا في ربيع ٢٠١٨
فيلموغرافيا:
2017 Cactus Flower (Zahret al sabar) / 2012 In Search of a City (in the papers of Sein) / 2010 Mount of Forgetfulness / 2006 We're by the Sea Now / 2006 White Bra / 2006 From Rome to Rome / 2005 On Rooftops and Other Points of View
Biography
Hala Elkoussy is a visual artist who works across a variety of media: photography, video, installation, sculpture. Elkoussy has produced a number of short films that were screened in exhibitions and film festivals around the world. Her artwork features in the collections of Tate Modern and Stedelijk Museum among others. Cactus Flower, her first feature film, premiered in International Film Festival Rotterdam. It received the Best Actress Award at the Dubai International Film Festival and is set for cinematic release in 2018.
Filmography:
2017 Cactus Flower (Zahret al sabar) / 2012 In Search of a City (in the papers of Sein) / 2010 Mount of Forgetfulness / 2006 We're by the Sea Now / 2006 White Bra / 2006 From Rome to Rome / 2005 On Rooftops and Other Points of View