MAMA

ماما

By Naji ISMAIL

RAHALA PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION - as PROD

Horror - Completed 2022

A twenty-one-year-old girl is hiding a terrifying secret to protect herself and her brother

Festivals
& Awards

Cairo IFF 2022
El Gouna Film Festival 2023
Short Film Lounge
Malmo arab film festival 2023
best short film
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Horror, Crime, True Story
    • Countries
    • EGYPT
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Budget
    • 10 - 25 M$
    • Duration
    • 19 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Naji ISMAIL
    • Writer(s)
    • Naji ISMAIL
    • Producer(s)
    • Naji ISMAIL (Rahala for Production and Distribution), Kawthar YOUNIS, Mark LOTFY (Fig leafe)
    • Synopsis
    • Based on a true events. In Alexandria, Mai acts as a parent to her brother as their mom is quarantined with a deadly disease. Mai wears a gas mask while delivering food, keeping the illness hidden. As her uncle threatens eviction and demands to see her mother, Mai counts down to her 21st birthday. On the final day, she reveals the terrifying secret to her mother.