RUSSIA

They Call Him Russia!

Shot on a single roll of Super 8mm film, with no editing or retakes, Russia follows a poor young man from rural Egypt as he confronts a haunting memory of his past and the lingering weight of his actions. Inspired by Emad Abu Saleh’s poem “Killer.”

Cast

Aziz Al Gazzar

Russia

Mohamed Ali Ahmed

The Young Man

Reem Tarek

The Young Woman