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Release Date:
January 1, 1975
Original Title:
انتزاع الكهرمان
Production Companies:
Sudan Film Unit
Sudanese National Council for the Arts
Production Countries:
Sudan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 32
The Dislocation of Amber was filmed in the city of Suakin, a formerly flourishing port in Sudan, now in ruins. Its history is one of famine and opulence, devastation and progress, rich trade and cultural damage. Shariffe used symbols to accentuate a sense of desertion and alienation hinted at in the title. This surreal masterpiece of Sudanese cinema features poems sung by the late Sudanese singer Abdel-Aziz Dawoud.
Cinematography:
Abdel Moneim Adawi
Compositor:
Abdel-Aziz Dawoud
Director:
Hussein Shariffe
Editor:
Alan Ballard
Writer:
Hussein Shariffe
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