IDFA Bertha Fund
The Native Dance
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Alaa Eldin el Dajani
Egypt
Funded in
2022
Grant
Classic: Development
Amount
€7,500
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Logline
By 1917, 300,000 or more peasants were conscripted into the Egyptian Labor Corps with many dispatched to Europe to dig trenches for allied defense in the Great War. Younis Abdallah was one of the few survivors to recount his ordeal: this is his story and the story of his comrades.
This project received funding in: 2022
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Project Information
Countries of Production
Egypt
Current production status
Development
Estimated Length
75 min
Credits
Director
Alaa Eldin el Dajani
Alaa Eldin el Dajani
Production
Kesmat Elsayed for See Media Production
Kesmat Elsayed for See Media Production
