Al-Sit | |
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Directed by | Suzannah Mirghani |
Written by | Suzannah Mirghani |
Produced by | Suzannah Mirghani Eiman Mirghani |
Starring | Mihad Murtada Rabeha Mohammed Mahmoud Mohammed Magdi Hassan Haram Basher Alsir Majoub |
Cinematography | Khaled Awad |
Edited by | Abdelrahim Kattab Suzannah Mirghani |
Production companies | Suzannah Mirghani Films Doha Film Institute |
Distributed by | MAD Solutions[1] |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
Countries | Sudan Qatar |
Language | Arabic |
Al-Sit is a 2021 Sudanese drama short film directed by Suzannah Mirghani and co-produced by the director herself with Eiman Mirghani for Suzannah Mirghani Films.[2][3] The film stars Mihad Murtada and Rabeha Mohammed Mahmoud with Mohammed Magdi Hassan, Haram Basher, and Alsir Majoub in supporting roles.[4][5] The film is about Nafisa, a 15-year-old young woman, who is faced by an arranged marriage in a cotton-farming village in Sudan.[6] The film qualified to enter the competition category for short films at the Academy Awards (Oscars), after winning the Grand Prix award at the Tampere International Film Festival 2021 in Finland.[7][8] It has won 23 international awards, including three Academy Award qualifying prizes in 2021.[9]