Rent Talking About Trees (2019)
3.6 of 5 from 72 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
Winner of the 2019 Berlin Documentary Prize, this film is both a tribute to an enduring passion for film and a moving portrait of the power of friendship. Ibrahim, Manar, Suleiman and Altayeb, are all film directors and founders in 1989 of the Sudanese Film Club. Unable to make films for years, they have decided to revive an old cinema. They are united by their love of cinema and their passionate desire to restore old films and draw attention to Sudanese film history. But their plans to renovate the outdoor cinema come up against bureaucracy and lack of cash. In the meantime, they sit together and talk about the past and the history of Sudanese cinema, including their experiences of persecution and even torture. They recall their times of exile and dream of a Sudan in which art and intellectual thought can be free. 'We are smarter than them, but not as strong'. - Actors:
- Manar Al Hilo, Suleiman Ibrahim, Altayeb Mahdi, Ibrahim Shaddad
- Directors:
- Suhaib Gasmelbari
- Producers:
- Marie Balducchi
- Writers:
- Suhaib Gasmelbari
- Others:
- Marie Balducchi
- Studio:
- New Wave Films
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Collections:
- A History of Cinemas in Films, A Brief History of Film...
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