“Feathers”, the first Egyptian film by director Omar El Zohairy


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Egyptian director Omar El-Zohairy (3rd from right) poses with his team and their Best Arab Narrative Film award for his film 'Feathers' during the closing ceremony of the 5th edition of the el-Gouna Festival in the resort Egyptian seaside resort of el-Gouna on the Red Sea, October 22, 2021.

It is the first Egyptian feature film. feathers, that’s its title, was shown and awarded last year at the “Critics’ Week” at the Cannes Film Festival. It is a surreal tale that takes as its context a miserable family whose daily life will be turned upside down by an incongruous event.

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