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Elaborating on the images and heartbeat of a 24-weeks-old foetus, Al Massad's film of three minutes depicts fifty years of conflict in the Middle East. The leaders and the insurgents, the rhetoric and the drama are portrayed in a flash, alternated by the recording of the young foetus' ultrasound cardiogram. The experimental film describes the worst case scenario for a new birth in this distressed area.

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Executive producer
Production Design
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Basha film
Pricklypear studio
Distributor NL
Basha film

Title: Once upon a time in the Middle East
Year: 2004
Duration : 3 minutes
Category: Short Feature
Edition: NFF 2004

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