East of Noon (2025)
Overview
Set in a confined world outside time, East of Noon is the fable of prodigy Abdo (19) who uses music to rebel against his elders: showman Shawky (70), an eccentric showman who rules with a mix of performance and fear, and storyteller Jalala (75), who provides relief with stories of the Sea, which no one else has seen. East of Noon is a satire on the inner workings of an ailing autocracy and its inherent vulnerability to youth’s unchained vision of a better world.
Cast
Ahmed Kamal
Shawky the Showman
Menha Batraoui
Galala the Storyteller
Omar Rozik
Abdo Galala
Fayza Shama
Nunna "Lolly"
Osama Abu Al Ata
Mohamed Salama
Bassem Wadie
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