''Rags and Tatters'' (), (
translit. farš wa-ġaṭa) is a 2013 Egyptian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
written and directed by
Ahmad Abdalla. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the
2013 Toronto International Film Festival
The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and 15, 2013. ''The Fifth Estate (film), The Fifth Estate'' was selected as the opening film and ''Life of Crime (film), Life o ...
.
The film was also selected in
London Film Festival and
Abu Dhabi Film Festival in the official competition. In November 2013, the film won the Grand Prix (The Golden Antigone) at the
Montpellier Film Festival.
Cast
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Asser Yassin
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Amr Abed
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Mohamed Mamdouh
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Latifa Fahmy as The Mother
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Yara Goubran
Yara Goubran (in Arabic language, Arabic يارا جبران), is an Egyptian film and stage actress very famous for her roles in independent Egyptian theatre as well as her lead role in an award-winning film ''Basra (2008 film), Basra'' in the r ...
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Atef Yousef
Reviews
The film had positive reviews in international press such as ''Variety'', ''The Guardian'' and ''Huffington Post''.
References
External links
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2013 films
2013 drama films
Egyptian independent films
2010s Arabic-language films
Egyptian drama films
2013 independent films
2010s Egyptian films
Arabic-language drama films
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