Elvis of Nazareth
Synopsis
Hamoudy, a beggar from Nazareth, meets Khalil, an old street singer, a fan of Elvis Presley, who claims that his oud was given to him by the King. The child steals his instrument, tries to sell it, but realizes that it is worth nothing and that Khalil is a dreamer. Disappointed, Hamoudy returns the oud and the old man and sings for him. The child falls in love with the myth of Elvis Presley.
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- Executive Producer : MACT Productions
- Foreign production company : Yellow Dawn Production
- Film exports/foreign sales : oriGine films
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- Executive Producer : Antoine De Clermont-Tonnerre
- Screenwriters : Rani Massalha, Thomas Brunot
- Director of Photography : Ehab Assal
- Music Composer : Benjamin Grospiron
- Editor : Eyas Salman
- Sound Recordist : Raja Dubayeh
- Costume designer : Rami Arda
- Foreign Producer : Ehab Assal
- Sound editor : Guënaelle Blanchet
- Production Designer : Maha Assal
- Sound mixer : Guënaelle Blanchet
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Childhood, Dreams, Freedom
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Palestine
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Palestine)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 16 min
- Visa number : 132.206
- Visa issue date : 05/10/2012
- Production formats : DVCPRO-HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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