Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Bound by tradition. Controlled by no one.
Hayat, a 12-year-old strong-willed girl, lives in a poor fishing village governed by dark tradition, in which every family must give away a daughter to the sea creatures who inhabit the waters near by. In turn, the sea creatures are hunted by the men of the village. Saved from this ordeal by her father, Hayat is outcasted by her village and considered a curse. But Hayat never surrenders. When Hayat’s mother gives birth to her new-born brother, Hayat must accept the brutal custom by sacrificing herself to these creatures or find a way to escape.
Venice International Film Critics’ Week 2019
Cast: Ashraf Barhoum, Basima Hajjar, Fatima Al Taei, Haifa Al-Agha, Hafssa Faisal, Abdulaziz Shtian, Ibrahim Alhasawi, Rida Ismail, Ali Abdallah Al Kamzari, Fathi Ahmad Al Kamzari, Mohammed Tareq Al Shehhi, Walid Khalid Dawood, Osama Suheil Al Zarafi, Mohannad Hassan Al Zohoury, Seif Ibrahim Al Hamadi, Ali Abdullah Al Kamzari, Hassan Al Kamzari, Yaqoub Al-Farhan
Writer: Shahad Ameen (Writer)
Cinematographer: João Ribeiro
Production Designer: Martin Sullivan
Editors: Ali Salloum, Ewa J. Lind
Sound Designer: Laurent Chassaigne
Composer: Fabien Kourtzer, Mike Kourtzer
Costume Designer: Hamada Atallah
Producers: Ben Ross, Paul Miller, Stephen Strachan
Production: Culture China - Image Nation Abu Dhabi Fund, Iraqi Independent Film Central, Escape Pictures, Film Solution
