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The Circle

 

Category : Fiction

Duration : 82 Min. (Color)

Language : Arabic, with English subtitles

Country : United Arab Emirates, Kuwait / 2009

Production Company : MBC, Beyond Dreams

 

Synopsis : Ibrahim, a poet and a journalist, discovers that he is dying soon from a fatal disease. He confront his crook partner, Bader, and demands his share to make sure that his wife has a better life after he's gone. Shihab, a professional thief forced by his boss to do jobs for him in order to pay off a huge debt, plans to quit crime world to take care of his younger sister. They both meet accidentally just to begin seeing the world with different perspectives.
 

Cast :

Abdulmohsin Al-Nimer

... Ibrahim

Ali Al-Jabri

... Shihab

Nawaf Al-Janahi

... Adel

Shehab Hamza

... Rida

Ibrahim Salem

... Abu Adnan

Alaa Al-Nuaimi

... Bader

Shouq

... Eman

Shahad

... Al-Anood

 

Cinematography : Khaleefa Al-Haddad

Editing : Abbas Yousefy

Original Music & Sound Design : Taha Alajmi

Produced by : Abdullah Boushahri

Written & Directed by : Nawaf Al-Janahi

 


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Writings on the film

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"A Hit at the Right Direction"

- Mohammed Rouda (film critic, Lebanon)

 

"An Amazing Turning Point in Gulf Cinema"

- Khalid Rabeei (film critic, Saudi Arabia)

 

"With it, Doors Begun to Open on Emirati Feature Films"

- Deborah Young (film critic, USA)

 

 


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