LUXOR
DRAMA | ENGLISH, ARABIC | 85 MIN
When British aid worker Hana (Andrea Riseborough)
returns to the ancient city of Luxor, she comes across Sultan (Karim Saleh), an archeologist and former lover. As she wanders, haunted by the familiar place, she struggles to reconcile her past choices with the uncertainty of the present.
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Zeina Durra
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Zelmira Gainza
CAST: Andrea Riseborough and Karim Saleh
“quietly seductive tale”
★★★★
— THE GUARDIAN
“deeply rewarding ... reveals its purpose slowly,
in fragments of growing significance"
— SIGHT & SOUND
“standout film ... extraordinary"
★★★★
— THE TIMES
”Durra depicts Luxor as a living, breathing metropolis… in this celebration of resilience [that] couldn’t be more inspiring”
— HARPER’S BAZAAR
FESTIVALS + AWARDS
Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection
Sundance Film Festival London
Official Selection
2020 BIFAs
Nominee: Best Actress (Andrea Riseborough)
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Special Jury Award
Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Official Selection
Film Festival at La-Roche-Sur-Yon
Winner: Special Jury Prize
2020 UN General Assembly Summit
Special Presentation
2020 Women in Hollywood
Directors Focus
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