A New Day in Old Sana'a
A New Day in Old Sana'a is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Bader Ben Hirsi, a British playwright and director of Yemeni ancestry, and produced by Ahmed Abdali. It was shot in San‘a’, the capital of Yemen, and was the first Yemeni film to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
The film is shown through the eyes of Federico, a photographer from Italy. Tariq (a friend of Federico) is scheduled to marry Bilquis, the daughter of a rich judge. However, while out in the city one night, he catches sight of a woman he believes to be Bilquis, and falls in love with her. The woman turns out to be a (a black plant applied like henna) artist named Ines, and Tariq ends up having to choose between the two. The film ends with a shot of a jinn, played by Hirsi himself.
Cast
More details
author | Hirsi |
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director | Bader Ben Hirsi |
editor | Andrew Lloyd |
genre | drama |
keywords | henna italy jinni one night |
producer | Ahmed Abdali |
publisher | Felix Films Entertainment Limited |
theme | romantic drama |