Asmaa

For the given name, see Asma (given name).

Asmaa
Directed byAmr Salama
Written byAmr Salama
Produced by
  • Mohamed Hefzy
  • Bushra Rozza
Starring
CinematographyAhmad Gabr
Edited byAmr Salah
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Dollar Film (Egypt)
  • Pacha Pictures (international)
Release dates
  • 17 October 2011 (2011-10-17) (ADFF)[1]
  • 7 December 2011 (2011-12-07) (Egypt)[2]
Running time
96 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

Asmaa or Asma'a (Arabic: أسماء) is a 2011 Egyptian drama film, and is the first such feature film to present AIDS patients sympathetically.[3] Written and directed by Amr Salama, the film tells the history of a woman with HIV who struggles to live under the burden of keeping her HIV status secret, and the dilemma she faces when offered the opportunity to appear on a television talk show. It is based on a true story of a woman who died from a burst gallbladder after doctors refused to operate on her because she had AIDS.[4] The director, Amr Salama, intended the film to raise awareness about AIDS: in his words, to correct the "misconceptions and lies" about the disease, since more people are dying from the misconceptions than from the lack of treatment.[5] The film is not about AIDS, but rather the battle against social prejudice in Egypt.[6]

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