SOUAD
Directed by
Ayten Amin
In a small city on the Nile Delta, 19 year old Souad (Bassant Ahmed) leads a double life. Conservative and veiled in public, online she obsesses over her appearance and embarks on secret virtual romances.
As the reality of her personal situation comes increasingly into conflict with her digital life, she struggles to rectify her ambitions with her future until tragedy strikes.
Featuring astonishing performances from a cast of non-professionals, the film — co-produced by Wim Wenders — acutely examines the contradictions of teenage life in contemporary Egypt and the challenges of combining traditional values with social media.
A favourite at Cannes, Berlin and Tribeca – where the film won the best actress award – Souad received its UK premiere at the SAFAR Film Festival in July and has been described as ‘one of the year’s revelations’ (Cahiers du Cinéma).
Watch SOUAD in cinemas from 27 August
Venues
24 August
BFI Southbank, Preview: Souad + pre-recorded Q&A with director Ayten Amin
From 24 August
Picturehouse Arts, Cambridge
Picturehouse Ashford
Picturehouse Bromley, London
Picturehouse Central
Picturehouse West Norwood
Picturehouse Cameo, Edinburgh
Picturehouse Cinema City, Norwich
Picturehouse City Screen, York
Picturehouse Clapham, London
Picturehouse Crouch End, London
Picturehouse Duke’s at Komedia, Brighton
Picturehouse East Dulwich, London
Picturehouse Exeter
Picturehouse FACT, Liverpool
Picturehouse Greenwich, London
Picturehouse Hackney, London
Picturehouse Harbour Lights, Southampton
Picturehouse Little Theatre, Bath
Picturehouse Phoenix, Oxford
Picturehouse Regal, Henley-On-Thames
Picturehouse Ritzy, London
Picturehouse Stratford, London
Picturehouse The Gate, London
25 August
Chichester Film Festival (preview)
From 27 August
BFI Southbank
Cine Lumiere
Glasgow Film Theatre
HOME Manchester
Showroom Sheffield
Arthouse Crouch End
Watershed Bristol
5 September
Hyde Park Picutrehouse at The Pyramid Theatre Leeds
From 9 September
Genesis Mile End
From 17 September
MAC Birmingham
21 September
Lighthouse Poole
More venues coming soon
Egypt / Tunisia / Germany, 2021
96 mins
Cert TBC
Dir Ayten Amin
With Bassant Ahmed, Basmala El Ghaiesh, Hussein Ghanem
[12A]
Arabic with English subtitles
