The Challenge
Falconry has a history that stretches back over 40 centuries. In the West it was a prevailing passion of the medieval aristocracy, but its prestige continues undiminished in contemporary Arab culture. Three years of observing this form of hunting in the field have made it possible to capture the spirit of a tradition that today allows its practitioners to keep a close rapport with the desert, despite their predominantly urban lifestyle. In the glaring light of an empty landscape, following flight lines and lures, the film recounts a strange kind of “desert weekend”, in which technological and anthropological microcosms hang in the air, drifting on the irreversible currents of images.
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Credits
Director: |
Yuri Ancarani |
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Executive Producer: |
Abir Haschem, Mo Haschem, Sébastien Andrès, Olivier Burlet, Marco Alessi |
Producer: |
Christophe Gougeon, Fabrizio Polpettini, Pierre Malachin, Tommaso Bertani |
Screenwriter: |
Yuri Ancarani |
Cinematographer: |
Yuri Ancarani, Luca Nervegna, Jonathan Ricquebourg |
Editor: |
Yuri Ancarani |
Sound Designer: |
Mirco Mencacci |
Music: |
Lorenzo Senni, Francesco Fantini |
Principal Cast: |
Khaled Al-Kaja, Nasser Al-Kaabi, Soul Riders Qatar, Khaled Al-Hammadi, Osama Yacoub, Rachid Mesfer Hamad Al-Shahwani Al-Hajri, Hadi Ghedir Al-Hajri, Hamad Saoud Al-Shahwani Al-Hajri, Jaber Ghanem Ali Al-Fayed Al-Hajri, Abdullah Ali Al-Yafei, Nawaf Abdullah Rachid Al-Noaimy |
Contact
Distributor: |
Manuela Buono
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Public Film Contact: |
Manuela Buono
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Publicity Contact: |
Manuela Buono
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Sales Agent: |
Manuela Buono - Slingshot Films |