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Director:
Abbas Fahdel
Writer:
Abbas Fahdel (written by)
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Release Date:
27 May 2009 (France) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War See more »
Plot:
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination See more »
User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Karim Saleh ... Riad

Hafsia Herzi ... Zahra

Hiam Abbass ... Mastour's mother
Sayed Ragab ... Hadji Noh
Waleed Abou El Magd ... Mastour
Mahmoud Nagui ... Zingi
Mohamed Ali Keshta ... Abou Ali
Nabil El Deeb ... Cheik Jassim
Soheil Abdel Wahab ... Iraqi officer
Mostafa Wagih ... Hussein
Injy Ashour ... Zingi's wife
Mina Soheil ... Zahra - child
Amr Ossama ... Mastour - child
Abou Baker Nounou ... American soldier
Reem Rafaa ... Oum Zoheir
Montasser Hassan ... Iraqi soldier
Walaa Ossama ... Young girl
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Directed by
Abbas Fahdel 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Abbas Fahdel  written by

Produced by
Oliver Damian .... producer
Pascal Verroust .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jürgen Knieper 
 
Cinematography by
Gilles Porte 
 
Film Editing by
Sylvie Gadmer 
 
Casting by
Nevine El Ibiary (casting: Egypt)
 
Set Decoration by
Hussein Baydoun 
 
Costume Design by
Hussein Baydoun 
 
Makeup Department
Tamer Dahab .... makeup artist
Khaled Othman .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Mohamed El Gohari .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ibrahim Abla .... second assistant director
Shady Youssri .... assistant director
Elyes Zrelli .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Khaled Nagui .... assistant decorator
 
Sound Department
Benjamin Krbetschek .... foley editor
Alexis Lardilleux .... assistant sound editor
Tobias Oeckler .... assistant sound editor
Dominik Raetz .... sound re-recording mixer
Christian Riegel .... sound mixer
Peter Roik .... foley artist
Emmanuel Zouki .... sound editor
Emmanuel Zouki .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Hani Farid Abdel Hai .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mostafa El Taher .... first assistant camera
Samy Emery .... gaffer
 
Casting Department
Nicolas Lublin .... casting: France
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hussein Baydoun .... costumer
Ahmed Kaboria .... costume assistant
Afnan Mostafa .... costume assistant
 
Editorial Department
Mathilde Delacroix .... color timer
Loïc Lallemand .... assistant editor
David Magalhaes .... telecine dailies colorist
Tuong Vi Nguyen-Long .... assistant editor
Lucile Sautarel .... assistant editor
 

Production CompaniesDistributors
  • Mitos Filmverleih (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
  • Rézo Films (2009) (France) (theatrical)
  • Alliance (2009) (Non-USA) (all media) (INDIA, PAKISTAN, BENGLADESH, SRI LANKA, BHUTAN, NEPAL, MALDIVES and Myanmar.)
  • Imagine Films Distribution (2009) (Non-USA) (all media) (Benelux)
  • Prime Pictures (2009) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East and North Africa: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Libya, Sudan)
  • Éditions Montparnasse (2010) (France) (DVD)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Dawn of the World" - International (English title)
"A madrugada do mundo" - Brazil (festival title)
"Fajr al-Alaam" - Lebanon (Arabic title) (DVD title)
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Runtime:
95 min | France:96 min
Country:
Iraq | France | Germany
Language:
Arabic
Color:
Color (original 35 mm prints) | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
France:U
Filming Locations:
Egypt
Company:
27 Films ProductionSee more »

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Movie Connections:
References Apocalypse Now (1979)See more »
Soundtrack:
JammalSee more »

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
A post-apocalyptic love story that may suggest The Odyssey, 31 March 2011
Author: mguchi

There are many films that deal with the war in Iraq, but "Dawn of the World" is probably the most beautiful and less manichean. Playing cleverly on the contrast between the background (the atrocity of the war) and form (sense of beauty), this post-apocalyptic love story remains quite original. Served by a beautiful photography and a stunning music, it looks like an aquatic poem and may suggest "The Odyssey", the pitfalls and the time it takes to regain his homeland after the war, from the perspective of those (women) who wait - Hafsia Herzi and Hiam Abbass are simply sublimes. The film is also a sensitive work full of poetry, which combines visual splendor and emotion and in which every detail make sense. It still works as well in the second vision, and the emotion remains intact. A true gem to discover urgently.

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