‘I Promise You Paradise’, Morad Mostafa’s refugee drama has made history at the Cannes Film Festival 2023.
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival has chosen the Egyptian short film I Promise You Paradise (Eissa), directed by Morad Mostafa, for its 2024 edition. The festival is scheduled to take place in France from February 2 to 10, 2024.
Starring Kenyi Marcellino and Kenzi Mohamed, I Promise You Paradise (Egypt, France, Qatar/2023) tells the story of Eissa, a young illegal African migrant in Egypt, embarking on a race against time to save his loved ones.
This Egyptian-French collaboration is a joint production involving Bonanza Films, with producer Sawsan Youssef, French producer Margot Laurier, Red Star, Sea Cinema, Shift Studios, and Film Clinic. The film, distributed internationally by H264, premiered in the MENA region at the 2023 Cairo International Film Festival.
Notably, I Promise You Paradise achieved a significant milestone as the first Egyptian film to be honoured with the Rail d’Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival’s Critics Week in 2023.
