Dry Hot Summers
7.4
Two lonely people at opposite chapters of life accidentally meet on a busy summer day in a Cairo taxi. Frail old Shawky and bubbly young Doaa are both caught up in their busy routines as their race through the city evolves into a journey of self-discovery that reconnects them to life.
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Cast
13 people
Mohamed Farid
Shawky
Also in
Kafr Delhap
El Helmeya Nights
Nahed El Sebai
Doaa
Known for
Cairo 6,7,8
X-Large
Tamer Joseph Victor Credi
Nura El Sheikh
Sherif Elbendary
Donia Maher
Also in
Hidden Worlds
Multifaceted
Hossam Elouan
Sherif Desouqy
Known for
Paranormal
Sabri Elsammak
Mohamed Abd El Azim
Known for
Clash
The Blue Elephant
Sherief El Desouky
Photographer
Claudia Jubeh
Sherif El Bendary Director · Nura El Sheikh Screenplay Victor Credi Cinematographer
Budget $110K · First release February 13, 2015 · Produced in Germany, Egypt
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Budget
$110,000
Production
Sherif El Bendary Films
Production
Subtype Productions
Production
Red Star for Production and Distribution
Production
Red Star for Film Production and Distribution
Production
Germany · Egypt
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Languages
Original title
حار جاف صيفا
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
Germany · February 13, 2015
Premiere
Egypt · May 26, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 6, 2016 · Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Tunisia
November 1, 2016 · Carthage Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
December 1, 2015 · Dubai Film Festival
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