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The Dam

Play trailer Poster for The Dam 2022,  1h 20m,  Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Sudan, near the Merowe dam. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his creation starts to take a life of its own...

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian May 8, 2023
3/5
It’s interesting work, though perhaps it fetishises Maher’s enigmatic silence a little too much. Go to Full Review
Aramide Tinubu Shadow and Act May 27, 2022
Though Maher and his worksite are some distance from the brewing revolution, The Dam suggests that the violence has made its way to them through nature. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide Screen International May 26, 2022
It’s a poetic picture which combines a dispassionate account of the lives of the brick-makers with a dash of magical realism. Go to Full Review
Andrew Murray The Upcoming May 11, 2023
3/5
The Dam is an enigmatic and often eerie mood piece which incorporates elements of the supernatural as it weaves a poignant political allegory of revolution. Go to Full Review
Sarah Kent The Arts Desk May 8, 2023
3/5
By juxtaposing life in the brickyard with events in the capital, Cherri has created a remarkably haunting allegory. Go to Full Review
Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Apr 13, 2023
3.5/5
Built on strong imagery rather than substantive narrative. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Ali Cherri

Director

Maher El Khair

Maher

Ali Cherri

Screenwriter

Geoffroy Grison

Screenwriter

Bertrand Bonello

Screenwriter

Janja Kralj

Producer

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Synopsis Sudan, near the Merowe dam. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his creation starts to take a life of its own...
Director
Ali Cherri
Producer
Janja Kralj
Screenwriter
Ali Cherri, Geoffroy Grison, Bertrand Bonello
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 20m
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