Clash

The opening film of Arab Film Days is Clash, an intense and current drama about one of the largest conflicts in the Arabic world. Director Mohamed Diab previously directed the multiple award-winning Cairo 678. Clash had the honor of opening the prestigious Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival last year. Now it is finally our turn to present this special movie at our festival.

Clash is set in Cairo during the violent demonstrations leading to the removal of president Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, from office in 2013. The film is primarily set inside a police wagon, which gives it an intensely claustrophobic feel. The wagon is mistakenly filled with demonstrators from each side of the conflict. Fantastic camera work, brilliant acting and a topical subject matter makes Clash a thrilling political drama.

Mohamed Diab (b.1978) is a director and writer from Egypt. His feature debut, Cairo 678, was released to great acclaim right before the Egyptian revolution. The film received awards at Chicago International Film Festival and Dubai International Film Festival.

Read Variety's review of Clash here, and the review from Hollywood Reporter here.

Q&A WITH THE DIRECTOR

We invite you to a Q&A with the director Mohamed Diab, after the screening of Clash in Vika 1, Thursday 30th of March. You can buy tickets to the screening here.