THE TRAP
​​by Nada Riyadh

20min | Egypt, Germany| 2019

Away from preying eyes, a young unmarried couple retreat to the depth of a desolate run-down Egyptian seaside resort, to make love. The power dynamic between them is tested, when the girl reveals she wants their relationship to end.

Original Title Fakh
Year of production 2019
Length 20 min
Country Egypt, Germany
Format 2K
Dialogue Arabic​
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Director Nada Riyadh
Producers Ayman El Amir, Eva Schellenbeck, Gregor Streiber ​
Production Felucca Films, Inselfilm produktion
Writer Nada Riyadh
Cinematographer Ahmad Jalboush
Editor Amir Ahmad
Music Composer Asmaa Azouz
Sound Design Moustafa Shaaban, Ansgar Frerich 
Cast Shaza Moharam, Islam Alaa, Nabil Nour El Din
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Festival selections
Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes 2019, France - World Premiere
São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2019, Brazil
Toronto International Film Festival 2019, Canada
​Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2019, Georgia
International Short Film Festival in Drama 2019, Greece
​Pia Film Festival 2019, Japan
Bali International Film Festival 2019, Indonesia
Kaohsiung Film Festival 2019, Taiwan
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2019
​Festival Curta Cinema – Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2019, Brazil
BAKU International Short FilmFestival 2019, Azerbaijan
Izmir International Short Film Festival 2019, Turkey
RIFF - Rome Independent Film Festival 2019, Italy
Cairo International Film Festival 2019, Egypt - Jury Special Mention
Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée 2019, France
​Vilnius International Short Film Festival 2020, Lithuania
Sudan Independent Film Festival 2020, Sudan
Zawya Short Film Festival 2020, Egypt - Best Director Award
Gabes Cinema Fen 2020, Tunisia
Akbank Short Film Festival 2020, Turkey
Nova Frontier Film Festival 2020, USA
Still Voices Short Film Festival 2020, Ireland
Sopot Film Festival 2020, Poland
Shorts México 2020
Amman International Film Festival 2020, Jordan​
Minikino Film Week 2020, Indonesia
Kazan International Muslim Film Festival 2020, Russia
​​Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art 2020, Ukraine
Sciacca Film Fest 2020, Italy
Pimpri Chinchwad International Short Film Festival 2020, India - Best Editing
CinemAfrica 2020, Sweden
Middle East NOW 2020, Italy
Malmo Arab Film Festival 2020, Sweden - Special Jury Mention
Copenhagen Short Film Festival 2020, Denmark
Festival du film Arabe Fameck 2020, France
Festival de Cine de Alicante 2020, Spain
LatinArab International Film Festival 2020, Argentina
Palestine Cinema Days 2020
Abitibi-Temiscamingue International Film Festival 2020, Canada
​Lone Star Film Festival 2020, USA
Linz International Short Film Festival 2020, Austria
Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina 2021, Italy
Alfilm - Arab Film Festival Berlin 2021, Germany
Festival Internacional Cine en la Isla 2021, Colombia
Philosophical Film Festival 2021, Republic of North Macedonia
Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève 2021, Switzerland
Zanzibar International Film Festival 2021, Tanzania

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