East of Noon (2025)

0.0/10 • 109 min • Drama Comedy Music

Overview

Set in a confined world outside time, East of Noon is the fable of prodigy Abdo (19) who uses music to rebel against his elders: showman Shawky (70), an eccentric showman who rules with a mix of performance and fear, and storyteller Jalala (75), who provides relief with stories of the Sea, which no one else has seen. East of Noon is a satire on the inner workings of an ailing autocracy and its inherent vulnerability to youth’s unchained vision of a better world.

Cast

Ahmed Kamal

Shawky the Showman

Menha Batraoui

Galala the Storyteller

Omar Rozik

Fayza Shama

Osama Abu Al Ata

Mohamed Salama

Bassem Wadie

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