A Bahraini Tale (Arabic: حكاية بحرينية, romanized: Ḥikāya Baḥrayniyya) is a 2006 Bahraini Arabic-language drama film directed by Bassam Al-Thawadi, screenplay by Fareed Ramadan and starring Saad Abdulla, Fatima Abdulrahim and Abdulla Al Sa'adawi. This is the third feature film to be directed by Bassam al-Thawadi and one of the only three films ever made in Bahrain.[1][2][3][4]
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| Directed by | Bassam Al-Thawadi |
| Screenplay by | Fareed Ramadan |
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| Cinematography | Shamdat Sainudeen |
| Edited by | Osama Al-Saif |
| Music by | Mohammed Haddad |
Production company | Bahrain Film Production |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Language | Bahrani Arabic |
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Synopsis
editSet during the Six-Day War of 1967, the film revolves around the personal story of a middle-class Bahraini family and an account of the hopes and faith the Arab world had in Gamal Abdul Nasser as its leader.
Cast
edit- Saad Abdulla as Salim
- Fatima Abdulrahim as Fatima
- Abdulla Al Sa'adawi as Juma Khamis
- Ebrahim Al-Ghanim as Tickets Man
- Hassan Al-Majed as Mahmood
- Mahmood Al-Mulla as Bu Jassim
- Juma'an Al-Rowayai as Hamad
- Ahmed Aqlan as Sultan
- Abdulla Bahar as Mad Man
- Yousif Bu Hallol as Yaqoob
- Ahmed Fardan as Salman
- Shayma Janahi as Munira
- Mubarak Khamis as Abdulla Khamis
- Abdulrahman Mahmood as Man
- Wafa Maki as Mahmood Sister
- Abdulla Malik as Ali
- Fahad Mandi as Yahya
- Latifa Mujren as Hamad's Mother
- Shatha Sabt as Nayla
- Majeda Sultan as Sharoof Al-Zarqa
- Abdulla Wlaad as Rashed
- Mariam Ziman as Latifa
- Nadeem Ziman as Khalifa
Reception
editThe film was screened nationwide across Bahrain and across the Arab world. The film was critically acclaimed by critics locally and internationally. It was given a 90% rating by Rotten Tomatoes[5] - NB: not available on Rotten Tomatoes so not verifiable.
References
edit- ^ The Travel Book. Lonely Planet, 2010. 2010. ISBN 978-1741792119.
- ^ "A Bahraini Tale". New York Magazine. July 4, 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "5th Gulf Film Festival to honour pioneering Bahraini filmmaker Bassam Al-Thawadi". Zawya. March 24, 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Cameras roll for Bahraini film". Gulf Daily News. April 17, 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ A Bahraini Tale at Rotten Tomatoes