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2021 | B/N | 112:00 A magic trick goes awry at a four-year-old’s birthday party: the magician turns his authoritarian father into a chicken. The mother, who has always devoted herself to her husband and children, is forced to take center stage and care for the family while moving heaven and earth to bring her husband back. As she tries to survive, she undergoes a harsh and absurd transformation. Country: Francia, Egipto, Holanda (Países Bajos), Grecia Direction: El Zohairy; Omar Script: Amer; Ahmed, El Zohairy; Omar Production: Lepoutre; Juliette, Menahem; Pierre Photography: Samy; Kamal Sound: Adnan; Ahmed, Gonnord; Julien, Jung; Alexis, Barletta; Niels Cast:Nassar; Demyana, Bassouny; Samy, Fawzy; Fady Mina, Nabil Wesa; Abo Sefen, El Hady; Mohamed Abd Participation year at FICM: 2021
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