RUSSIA

Story Line

Shot on a single roll of Super 8mm film, with no editing or retakes, RUSSIA follows a poor young man from the Egyptian countryside as he confronts a haunting memory of his past and the lingering weight of his actions. Inspired by Emad Abu Saleh’s poem “Killer.”

“They Call Him Russia!”

Top Cast

Aziz Al Gazzar

Russia

Mohamed Ali Ahmed

The Young Man

Reem Tarek

The Young Woman