Al Baseer – The Blind Ferryman

Goes to Cannes

Al Baseer – The Blind Ferryman

Category: Solothurn Goes to Cannes

Directed by: Ali Al-Fatlawi

Produced by: Samir, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktin (Switzerland) Ali Al-Fatlawi, Karada Films (Iraq)

Country of production: Switzerland, Iraq, Qatar

Original title: Al Baseer – Der blinde Fährmann

Language: Arabic

Runtime: 100

The blind ferryman Ayoub lives in the endless Iraqi Marshes. One night he falls in love with a mysterious woman. But no one believes that she is real, so he has to prove that his love exists.