Zelal
Brief Synopsis
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A look into one of Egypt's most shuttered regions: the world of psychiatry and madness. Shot in two psychiatric hospitals, we come to understand how they are the only place the patients can conceive of, not because they truly are "crazy" but because they have developed an intense fear of the outside
Cast & Crew
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Marianne Khoury
Director
Victor Credi
Cinematographer
Doaa Fadel
Editor
Mustapha Hasnaoui
Screenplay
Tamer Joseph
Cinematographer
Gabriel Khoury
Producer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
A look into one of Egypt's most shuttered regions: the world of psychiatry and madness. Shot in two psychiatric hospitals, we come to understand how they are the only place the patients can conceive of, not because they truly are "crazy" but because they have developed an intense fear of the outside world. Those who leave often come back, rejected yet again by society. Meeting the ordinary madmen and women banished to these mental institutions by Egyptian society reminds us that freedom is precarious in a society that does not tolerate difference.
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
