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A New Day in Old Sana'a

A New Day in Old Sana'a

2005Movie⏱️ 1h 23mNot Rated
DramaRomance
6
IMDB Rating
216 votes

A young photographer, Tariq, must choose between his love and his duty of this aristocratic family. He can either run away with his lover, an orphan from the lower class, or go through with his arranged marriage to the daughter of...

Director
Bader Ben Hirsi
Writers
N/A
Stars
Nabil Saber, Dania Hammoud, Paolo Romano
Release Date
November 10, 2006
Language
Arabic, English
Country
United Kingdom, Yemen
🏆 1
Wins
💬 10
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Nabil Saber
as Tariq
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Dania Hammoud
as Ines
👤
Paolo Romano
as Federico
👤
Sahar Alasbahi
as Amal
👤
Redha Khoder
as Bilquis
👤
Amal Ismail
as Hesiba
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Tawquir Iskandar
as Ravi
👤
Najla Atef
as Gheda
👤
Yehia Ibrahim
as The Chief of Police
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Fawziya Al Asbahi
as Noor

💰 Box Office

$737
Worldwide Gross
$737
Domestic Gross
$401
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Sana'a, Yemen
Production
Felix Films Entertainment, Yemen Media Centre

🏷️ Keywords

traveldaughterloveyoungyemen

🎯 Categories

ArabicDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Beautiful cinematography, terrible movie
by alanlemagne2010-04-10
3/10

"I just watched this movie with my wife and by the end, both of us were wondering how we got through it, and why we watched it in the first place. Having lived in various places in the Middle East, I am used to the Arab style of movie making and I appreciate how different an Arab tale is from what Americans are used to but this movie was sadly lacking in anything that would even pass for an Arab-style narrative. From the completely inane Italian to the obvious attempt at Egyptian slapstick with the chief of police, this film is too disjointed to enjoy. On the plus side, the cinematography is a..."

💡 Did You Know?

One of the actors, an Austrian, had to be replaced because he was stabbed when an Iraqi attacked several Europeans just weeks before production began.

📖 Synopsis

A young photographer, Tariq, must choose between his love and his duty of this aristocratic family. He can either run away with his lover, an orphan from the lower class, or go through with his arranged marriage to the daughter of...