Feathers

When a magic trick goes wrong at a kid's birthday party, the overbearing father of the birthday boy is turned into a chicken. The problems start when the magician cannot reverse the trick. The situation is complicated when the mother, accustomed to being under her husband's rule, sees that she has to take charge of the family in a patriarchal society that will not make things easy for her. Meanwhile, she looks for a way to return her husband to his natural form. The new experience will be revealing for the woman, which will make her change her mind.

The film's director, Omar El Zohairy, describes 'Feathers' as a parable that helps viewers understand how things work within an average Egyptian family. Through an absurd situation, the passivity of the members is shown, who do not receive help from anyone. This is the filmmaker's first feature film with which he managed to win the Best Film award and the FIPRESCI award in the Cannes Critics' Week competition in 2021.

The cast includes Samy Bassouny, Mohamed Abd El Hady, Fady Mina Fawzy, Demyana Nassar, Abo Sefen Nabil Wesa. The script is written by Ahmed Amer, Omar El Zohairy. Produced by Juliette Lepoutre with the collaboration of Mohamed Hefzy, Shahinaz Al Akkad, Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen, Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Verona Meier and Pierre Menahem.

• Comedy
• Drama