Switzerland / Sep 30, 2023 / 19. Zurich Film Festival // ZFF 2023
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
After more than 20 years, Sue returns from Switzerland to her home country Egypt because her mother Fairouz is in a hospital bed. Sue ran away from the eccentric aristocrat as a young adult. Now she feels compelled to meet her again.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Salwa Othman | Neima |
| Enaam Salousa | Saneya |
| Hazem Ehab | Hani |
| Karima Mansour | Randa |
| Manuela Biedermann | Madame Dubois |
| Laurent Deshusses | Elegant man |
| Eva Monti | Bobby |
| Chady Abu-Nijmeh | Barman |
| Klemens Niklaus Trenkle | Bar guest (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | وحشتيني |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, Français |
| Production countries | Egypt, France, Switzerland, Qatar |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Tipi'mages, Les Films de la Capitaine, RTS, Sunnyland Film, DFI |
| Release date | 18 luglio 2024 |
| Production | Francine Lusser, Gerard Monier, Laurine Pelassy |
| Writer | Yousry Nasrallah, Tamer Ruggli, Marianne Brun |
| Editing | Thomas Bachmann, Richard Deusy |
| Cinematography | Thomas Hardmeier, Ahmed Baskota, Merna Hassan, Tanguy Lejeune, Maxime Raymond, Urs Schmid, Léo Weissenbach |
| Assistant directors | Eissa Ahmed, Jean-Christophe Muller, Olivier Jacquet, Tamer Ruggli |
| Lighting | Greg Pedat, Romain Schar, Mathieu Werlen |
| Camera operators | Thomas Hardmeier, Ahmed Baskota, Merna Hassan, Tanguy Lejeune, Maxime Raymond, Urs Schmid, Léo Weissenbach |
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| Additional photography | Ahmed Baskota, Thomas Hardmeier, Merna Hassan, Tanguy Lejeune, Maxime Raymond, Urs Schmid, Léo Weissenbach |
| Production design | Sébastian Birchler, Salma Sabri, Magali Baud, Olga Fabrizio, Silvia Thomann |
| Art direction | Salma Sabri, Sébastian Birchler, Magali Baud, Olga Fabrizio, Silvia Thomann |
| Set decoration | Sébastian Birchler, Salma Sabri, Magali Baud, Olga Fabrizio, Silvia Thomann |
| Music | Pierre Funck, Grégoire Chauvot, Nadine Häusler, Jürg Lempen, Denis Séchaud, Théo Viroton |
| Sound | Grégoire Chauvot, Nadine Häusler, Jürg Lempen, Denis Séchaud, Théo Viroton, Pierre Funck |
| Costume design | Anne Van Brée, Nathalie Dunand-Melloni, Mina Matsumura, Julien Parizet, Nathalie Tanner, Catherine Schneider |
| Makeup | Mina Matsumura, Nathalie Tanner, Anne Van Brée, Nathalie Dunand-Melloni, Julien Parizet, Catherine Schneider |
| Hairstyling | Nathalie Dunand-Melloni, Anne Van Brée, Mina Matsumura, Julien Parizet, Nathalie Tanner, Catherine Schneider |
Release dates
Premiere
France / Oct 03, 2023 / Festival International du Film de Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Egypt / Nov 01, 2023 / Cairo International Film Festival
China / Apr 18, 2024 / Beijing International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Egypt / Jul 18, 2024
Lebanon / Jul 18, 2024
France / Jan 22, 2025
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