Talking About Trees

Dec 18 2019 N/A 1h 33m
Documentary

Filmmakers Ibrahim, Suliman, Eltayeb and Manar, close friends for many years, left their motherland in the sixties and seventies to study film abroad and founded the Sudanese Film Group in 1989. After years of distance and exile, they are reunited, hoping to finally make their old dream come true: to bring back cinema to Sudan by reopening the Halfaia Cinema, a dilapidated theater in Khartoum.

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Plot

Four older Sudanese filmmakers with passion for film battle to bring cinema-going back to Sudan, not without resistance. Their 'Sudanese Film Club' have decided to revive an old cinema, and again draw attention to Sudanese film history.

Written by

Suhaib Gasmelbari

Directed by

Suhaib Gasmelbari

Cast

Manar Al Hilo, Suleiman Ibrahim, Altayeb Mahdi

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany, France, Chad, Qatar, Sudan

Production Companies

Göi-Göi Productions, Made In Germany Filmproduktion, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Vidéo de Poche, DFI, SFG

Languages

English

Awards

15 wins & 10 nominations

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Scores
# of Votes
879
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA