Rags and Tatters

Rags and Tatters (Arabic: فرش وغطا), (translit. farš wa-ġaṭa) is a 2013 Egyptian drama film written and directed by Ahmad Abdalla. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[1][2] The film was also selected in London Film Festival and Abu Dhabi Film Festival in the official competition. In November 2013, the film won the Grand Prix (The Goldne Antigone) at the Montpellier Film Festival.[3]

Rags and Tatters
Film poster
Directed byAhmad Abdalla
Produced byMohamed Hefzy
Written byAhmad Abdalla
StarringAsser Yassin
CinematographyTarek Hefny
Edited byHisham Saqr
Release date
  • 9 September 2013 (2013-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Cast

Reviews

The film had positive reviews in international press such as Variety,[4] The Guardian[5] and Huffington Post.[6]

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References

  1. "Rags and Tatters". TIFF. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. "Montpellier - Cinemed 2013 : Antigone d'or décerné au film égyptien "Rags and Tatters"". midilibre. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. Jay Weissberg. "Toronto Film Review: 'Rags & Tatters'". Variety. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. Peter Bradshaw. "Rags and Tatters – London film festival review". the Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. "Best of Toronto 2013: Ahmed Abdallah's Rags and Tatters". The Huffington Post. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2016.


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