Al Mahatta

English title: The Station

German title: The Station

Director: Eltayeb Mahdi    → show biography   ← hide biography

Biography: Eltayeb Mahdi, born in Omdurman, Sudan in 1951, studied at the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo. He is a founding member of the Sudanese Film Group and a member of the editorial board of the magazine Cinema. Films 1976: Al Dhareeh / The Tomb (17 min.). 1979: Arba`a marat lil atfal / Four Times for Children (17 min.). 1989: Al Mahatta / The Station. 2008: Iyal almatmora (21 min.). 2013: Humaid (70 min.).

Director: Sudanese Film Group

Country: Sudan

Year: 1989

Synopsis: Sudan, in the late 1980s. People cross the desert on foot or cover long distances by car and truck. In AL MAHATTA, Eltayeb Mahdi shows encounters at one of the large crossroads between the capital Khartoum in the centre of the country and Bur Sudan on the Red Sea.

Language: without dialogue

Forum participation year: 2019

Tags: Experimental film