Dawn of the World

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Dawn of the World
Directed by Abbas Fahdel
Written byAbbas Fahdel
Produced byGhumlun Productions
Starring Hafsia Herzi
Hiam Abbass
Karim Saleh
Cinematography Gilles Porte
Edited bySylvie Gadmer
Music by Jürgen Knieper
Production
companies
27 Films Production
ADR Productions
Distributed byRézo Films
Prime Pictures
Release date
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesFrance
Germany
Iraq
Language Arabic
Budget€1.4 million
The director Abbas Fahdel on the set of Dawn of the World Abbas Fahdel02.jpg
The director Abbas Fahdel on the set of Dawn of the World

Dawn of the World is a feature film written and directed by the Iraqi-French film director Abbas Fahdel. [1]

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Starring Venice Film Festival revelation Hafsia Herzi ( The Secret of the Grain ) and Hiam Abbass ( The Lemon Tree , The Visitor ), Dawn of the World gives an unexpected account of the multiple impacts of the Iran–Iraq War, the Gulf War and the 1991 uprisings in Iraq. The film shows how these conflicts have damaged an area claimed to be the geographic location of the Garden of Eden.[ citation needed ]

Plot

The Mesopotamian Marshes, at the delta of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, in the south of Iraq. This is where Mastour and Zahra, two young Marsh Arabs, grow up. Shortly after their marriage, Mastour and Zahra are forced to separate when the Gulf War breaks out. On the battlefield, Mastour befriends Riad, a young soldier from Baghdad. Mortally wounded, Mastour makes Riad promise to protect Zahra when the war is over. When Riad arrives in the village, he falls deeply in love with Zahra. But unable to bear the loss of her husband, Zahra shuts herself off. In this completely foreign environment that is hostile to this newcomer, and as a new conflict is on the verge of inflaming the whole area, Riad will do the impossible to find his place.

Screenplay

Before being brought to the screen, the screenplay of Dawn of the World won the Grand Prix for the Best Screenwriter(Grand Prix du Meilleur Scénariste) in France.

Drafted by the éQuinoxe screenwriters' workshops, the screenplay was read and discussed over a week, in Paris, by a group of directors and screenwriters.

Music

The original music is composed by German Jürgen Knieper.

The soundtrack includes Massive Attack's song Hymn of the Big Wheel (album Blue Lines ) and two songs of the Palestinian singer Rim Banna: Jammal and Ya Lel Ma Atwalak (album Lullabies from the Axis of Evil ).

Cast

Awards

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References

  1. "DAWN OF THE WORLD – The Bureau – Sales" . Retrieved 2023-11-12.