Movie

The Dam (2023)

• March 1, 2023
• 1h 24m

• Drama

Overview

Merowe Dam in North Sudan. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to erect a mysterious construction made of mud. Despite a disturbing wound in his lower back that seems to be eating away at his skin, he continues his labor day after day. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his mud creation starts slowly to take a life of its own.

Director

Ali Cherri

Writers

Ali Cherri, Geoffroy Grison, Bertrand Bonello

Starring

Maher El Khair, Mudathir Musa, Santino Aguer Ding