Maesmak
UK Premiere
Screened with: Mama, to life! (Mama, L’Chaim!), Dear Matthew, Wish You Were Here, Anyway, Who Are You?, Maesmak
13:30 Saturday 4 April 2009 at British Museum (Sackler Rooms)
Tickets: £3
The box office has now closed for this film.
13:30 Saturday 4 April 2009 at British Museum (Sackler Rooms)
Tickets: £3
The box office has now closed for this film.
A meditative exploration of one day spent in Rutba in late 2002, just before the invasion of Iraq.
A Greek traveller, an English doctor and an Iraqi storyteller cross paths, their starting point the same question: “Maesmak?” the Arabic phrase for ‘what is your name?’
To read a review of the film, click here.
Director: Georges Salameh
Producer: Laura Sestito
Cinematographer: Georges Salameh
Music: Fanis Avraam / Victoria Taskou / Voltnoi Brege
Country: Greece / Italy / Iraq
Length: 20 minutes
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