Completed - Drama, Comedy
“Excuse my French” (La Moakhza) is a coming-of-age story that revolvesaround a shy and reclusive Christian boy.
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Amr SALAMA Writer(s) : Amr SALAMA Cast : Kinda ALLOUCH, Hani ADEL Producer(s) : Mohamed HEFZY (FILM CLINIC), Hani OSAMA (THE PRODUCERS), Hadi EL BAGOURY (THE PRODUCERS)
After the death of his father, Hani and his mother discover they are in debtand are no longer capable of maintaining their upper middle class lifestyle.To cut costs, he agrees to be relocated from his expensive private school to arun-down government school populated by delinquents. When he is mistakenfor a Muslim, Hani is too terried to admit otherwise and tries to use it asan opportunity to t in. Ultimately, he learns that pretending to be someoneelse is no guarantee against prejudice and abuse, and that one can only earnrespect by having the courage to stand up for who they are.
Country(ies) : EGYPT
BFI London FF 2014 (Official Selection)Traverse City Film Festival 2014 (Foreign Section)Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival 2014 (World Premiere)Whitehead International Film Fetival 2014Mizna Arab Film Festival 2014Nour Festival of Arts 2014Cinecity Brighton Film Festival 2014Malmo Arab Film Festival 2014Arab Camera Festival 2014Cinema Med 2014Filmfest DC 2014 (US Premiere)Palm Spring Fest. 2015Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2015 PÖFF's Vitamin BoostAfrika Film Festival 2015Alfilm Berlin 2015Egyptian Catholic Center 2015 (Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Artistic Creativity Certificates)Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival 2015 (Featured)Keswick Film Festival 2015