Cut and Paste
Kas wa lask
Egypt
2006
105 Min
Color
Arabic
After turning thirty, Gmilla’s dreams of emigrating abroad have collapsed. She meets Youssef who is also thinking of traveling and they make a pact that they will help each other to emigrate more easily. But the plan goes in an unexpected direction.—imdb
HALA KHALIL was born in 1967 in Egypt and graduated in directing from the Cairo Academy in 1992. Her award-winning short filmsincludeThe Kite, and she made her feature directing debut with The Best of Times (2004), which won awards from the Arab Film Festival, Rotterdam, the Rabat Film Festival and the Egyptian Film Critics’ Association. —Dubai Film Fest