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Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim (Ali Mea'za we Ibrahim)

Egypt, United Arab Emirates, France, Qatar 2016; 97 min
Original version: Sign Language, Arabic
Genre: Comedy drama
- Best Actor (Ali Sobhy) - Dubai IFF

Dubai International Film Festival

Synopsis

Ali falls in love with a goat, whom he names Nada. Ibrahim works at a recording studio and starts to hear voices that frighten him. Ali yields to his mother’s wish that he visit a healer, even though he doesn’t believe he is psychologically unstable. At the healer’s clinic, Ali meets Ibrahim. The healer diagnoses Ali and Ibrahim as “cursed” and prescribes a solution to break the spell; they must throw three “magic” stones in Egypt’s three water bodies. Ali, Ibrahim and Nada set off on an adventure that takes them to the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Nile in this touching tale of friendship, reconciliation, self-discovery and self-acceptance.