Egyptian film wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

Egyptian director Sameh Alaa’s film “Stacher: I’m afraid to forget your face” won the Palme d’Or in the Short Film Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, which lasted just three days.

This is the first time that an Egyptian film has won the Palme d’Or in this competition, which was greeted with great celebration in Cairo, as the Egyptian Cinema Trades Union wrote Thursday evening on its Facebook page, ” a victory for the short film … “”.

The film receives production grants from Egypt, France, Belgium and Qatar and tells in 15 minutes the story of Adam, who tries to return to his girlfriend after leaving 82 days, then goes through many difficulties for this.

The festival’s short film competition included 11 films from France, Belgium, Great Britain, Colombia, Mongolia, Portugal, Greece, Canada and the United States.

And earlier in the year, the festival postponed its 73rd session from May to October due to the Corona pandemic, while shortening it to three days.

Source: Reuters

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