My family have begun to forget their Egyptian roots and, on asking my grandmother Malo to recount the first part of her life in Cairo, I am confronted by the memories of an exiled Arabic woman, lost in a troubled sea of memories, soon to be erased by the passage of time. I start a tour to trace her steps and understand who she is, and therefore who we are. An Egypt appears where her past, my imaginings and the present Heliopolis mix together as night falls.
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Valentin Noujaïm Director · Benjamin Hameury Editor Gabriel Gonzalez Editor
First release March 2, 2020 · Produced in Egypt, France · Original title Avant d'oublier Héliopolis
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COMET Films
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Egypt · France
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Original title
Avant d'oublier Héliopolis
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Spain · March 2, 2020
Premiere · Punto de Vista 2020
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