The Settlement
Mohamed Rashad | Egypt, France, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia | 2025 | 94'
Screenings
Thu 27 March H 19:00
Section
Original title
Al mosta'mera
Synopsis
Two brothers, Hossam, an adult, and Maro, still a child, are employed in a factory as compensation for the death of their father, which took place in mysterious circumstances. The workers fear a possible vendetta by the elder brother. Against the grey and depressing background of an old factory, the film denounces the social distress and lack of safety of work in contemporary Egypt, telling a story trapped in the coils of an inevitable fate.
Cast
Adham Shoukry, Zeyad Islam, Emad Ghonaim, Mohamed Abd El-hady, Hanady Abd El-Khalek, Hajar Omar
Films Distribution
MAD Solutions
Production
Hassala Films, Caractères productions, Seera Films
Editing
Mohamed Rashad
Cinematography
Mahmoud Lotfi
Editing
Heba Othman
Language
Arabic
Subtitles
Italian, English
Premiere
Italian Première
Main awards
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Biography
Mohamed Rashad was born in 1980 in Alexandria, Egypt. After undertaking a two-year filmmaking workshop at the Jesuit Cultural Film School of Alexandria, he directed two short fiction films: From Afar (2005) and Maxim (2007). Little Eagles (2016), his first feature-length documentary premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival and won the Best Documentary Award at the Malmö Film Festival. Alongside Hala Lotfy and other filmmakers, he co-founded the independent production company Hassla Films, dedicated to producing feature-length debut projects for young artists. The Settlement, his first feature film, premiered in the Perspectives Competition at the 2025 Berlinale.
Filmography
2025 - The Settlement, ff
2016 - Little Eagles, ff
2007 - Maxim, sf
2005 - From Afar, sf