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The Riddle

A prison warden offers a chance to his prisonner, an enigma. If he solves it, he wins back his freedom.

  • Fidae Sbaai
    Director
  • Fidae Sbaai
    Writer
  • Fidae Sbaai
    Producer
  • Marouan Ben Larbi
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    اللغز
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Morocco
  • Country of Filming:
    Morocco
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Rencontre Nationale Du Court Métrage
    Chefchaouen, Morocco
    May 28, 2014
    Grand Prix
  • Tangier International Film Festival
    Tangier, Morocco
    September 17, 2014
  • Tyre International Short Film Festival
    Tyre, Lebanon
    November 7, 2014
    Best Director
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Gualeguaychú
    Gualeguaychú, Argentina
    December 3, 2014
  • ProFiRe Short Film Festival
    Scotland
  • Bahhara Arabic Short Film Forum
    Alexandria, Egypt
  • 21st African-American Film Marketplace and S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase
    Los Angeles, U.S.A
  • Sahar International Short Film Festival
    Manchester, U.K
  • Sudan Independent Film Festival
    Al Khartoum, Sudan
  • The Karawood International Film Festival
    Pakistan
  • Kala Ghoda Short Film Festival
    Mumbai, India
  • International Original Narrative Short Film Festival
    Dubai, U.A.E
  • The European Independent Film Festival
    Paris, France
  • The Zayed University Middle East Film Festival
    Abou Dhabi U.A.E
  • Souss International Short Film Festival
    Aït Melloul, Morocco
    Jury Special Mention
  • Arab Short Film Festival
    Beirut, Lebanon
  • The 9th River Film Festival
    Padova, Italy
  • Courtes Bulles
    Trouville-Deauville, France
  • Oakville Festivals of Film & Art
    Oakville, Canada
  • Almuthnna days for Arab Short Film
    Almuthnna, Iraq
  • Khartoum Arab Film Festival
    Khartoum, Sudan
  • Tanjazoom 2015
    Tangier, Morocco
    Best Script & Best Actor Award
  • International Peace & Film Festival
    Orlando, USA
  • Silicon Valley African Film Festival
    Mountain View, USA
  • ArtCity Short Film Festival
    Cameroon
  • National Short Film Forum of Oujda
    Oujda, Morocco
    Grand Prix
  • Beirut International Film Festival
    Beirut, Lebanon
  • Young Filmmakers International Film Festival
    Palestine
    Grand Prix
  • The International Short Film Festival FIC
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Festival Cinéma des Peuples
    Imouzzer, Morocco
  • Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne 2015
    Melbourne, Australia
  • Pink City International Short Film Festival
    Jaipur, India
  • Film Africa 2015
    London, UK
  • Tiharqa International Award for cinema and Art
    Al Khartoum, Sudan
    November 24, 2015
Director Biography - Fidae Sbaai

Moroccan director from Tangier.

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