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Sira – Wenn der Halbmond spricht

Sira – Songs Of The Crescent Moon
Sîra – Les chants du croissant de lune

Switzerland, April 2011
FILM, Documentary, 75 min.

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directed by
Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen
Written by
Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen
Status
In distribution
Website
www.sira-film.com

80-year-old Sayyed el-Dawwy is the last living interpreter of the Sira, the most significant Arabian epic. He knows its 5 million verses by heart and keeps its stories alive. He wants to pass the Sira down on to his grandson Ramadan. The film accompanies their concert tour through Egypt. While Sayyed wants to teach the Sira to his grandson the way he knows it, Ramadan is interested in modern interpretations. In the struggle of generations, the picture emerges of a world caught between tradition and modernity. A world in search of its respective heroes – in the past as well as in the present.

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World Premiere
April 2011
Original Version
Arabic (english/german subtitles),  colour, HD24p, 75 min.
Production
RECK Filmproduktion
Producer
Franziska Reck
directed by
Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen
Written by
Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen
Cinemato­graphy
Peter Liechti, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen, Sandra Gysi
Editing
Anja Bombelli, Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen, Marcel Derek Ramsay
Sound Editing
Ramon Orza
Re-Recording Mix
Ramon Orza
Music
Sayyed El-Dawwy, Ramadan El-Dawwy, Ramon Orza
Location Sound Mix
Ramon Orza

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