original title:
The Challenge
directed by:
cast:
Khaled Al-Kaja, Nasser Al-Kaabi, Soul Riders Qatar, Khaled Al-Hammadi, Osama Yacoub, Rachid Mesfer Hamad Al-Shahwani Al-Hajri, Hadi Ghedir Al-Hajri, Hamad Saoud Al-Shahwani Al-Hajri, Jaber Ghanem Ali Al-Fayed Al-Hajri, Abdullah Ali Al-Yafei, Nawaf Abdullah, Rachid Al-Noaimy
cinematography:
editing:
set design:
Stéphane Dougoud, Tanguy Thirion
music:
production:
La Bête, Ring Film, Dugong Films, Arte, supported by Ministero della Cultura, Atopic, Michigan Films, Solo Films, in association with La Lucarne
distribution:
world sales:
country:
France/Italy
year:
2016
film run:
70'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (13/07/2016)
festivals & awards:
Falconry has an history of at least forty centuries. In the West, it was the favourite sport of the medieval aristocracy, and it contemporary Arab culture its prestige remains unaltered. Yuri Ancarani crosses the Persian Gulf to accompany a falconer to an important competition. In the zhenital light of a bare space, the trajectories and collisions of objects of the desire, THE CHALLENGE tells the story of an intense «weekend in the desert».