Habib & The Thief

Habib & The Thief is a sexy police and thief game between two Arab men and the thing they fear the most - a threat from the Arab world.

The Swedish Film Institute is from now on in charge of distribution. If the film is accepted at any of the festivals we have already applied to, we will put you in contact with Jing Haase.

  • Naures Sager
    Director
  • Naures Sager
    Writer
  • Naures Sager
    Producer
  • Basel Mawlawi
    Producer
  • Robert Hannouch
    Key Cast
    "Habib"
  • Jonathan Kara
    Key Cast
    "The Thief"
  • Janet Chikane
    Key Cast
    "Candy"
  • Siham Shurafa
    Key Cast
    "Amirah"
  • Nahren Bakir
    Key Cast
    "Nahro"
  • Majd Bakri
    Key Cast
    "Driver"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    100,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Sweden
  • Language:
    Arabic, English, Swedish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • New Orleans Film Festival
    New Orleans
    United States
    November 5, 2021
    International
  • Leeds International Film Festival
    Leeds
    United Kingdom
    November 3, 2021
    European
    Queer shorts competition
  • Uppsala Short Film Festival
    Uppsala
    Sweden
    October 25, 2021
    World
    National competition
  • Stockholm Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    November 10, 2021
    Stockholm
    Nominated for 1 km film
  • Pixel Skånes Filmfestival
    Malmö
    Sweden
    April 30, 2022
    Winner of Best Short Film 2022
  • Wicked Queer Film Festival
    Boston
    United States
    April 18, 2022
  • Mardi Gras Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    February 24, 2022
    Australia
  • Pink Apple

    Switzerland
  • New Orleans Film Festival
  • Arab Film Festival
  • Nordisk Panorama

    New Nordic Voice
  • Rio LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
  • Malmö Queer Film Festival
  • CinemaQueer Film Festival
  • Regard
  • Soura Film Festival
  • Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Director Biography - Naures Sager

Naures Sager is an Iraqi-Swedish filmmaker who was born in Bulgaria and grew up in Sweden. He completed a BA in Film Production at University West in 2008. He is the founder of the production company The Uneven that produces LGBTQ+ films, with a focus on people from the Middle East. His award-winning short films “1-1” and “Habib & The Thief” have been screened at film festivals around the world, such as Leeds International Film Festival, Nordisk Panorama, New Orleans Film Festival and Flickerfest. Both films are available at Swedish Television’s streaming site. Naures has won the Pixel Talent Award which is one of Sweden’s biggest short film awards. Naures is an activist who works to uplift LGBTQ+ issues within the Middle East and the Arab diaspora. His work has been showcased at the Arab World Institute, the Arab American National Museum and the Arab Film and Media Institute. Naures has released a Queer Iraqi Anthem called “Mako Mithli”. He has received recognition by different media outlets and given speeches at Pride festivals among other events such as the Cannes Film Festival 2022.

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