The 81st Venice International Film Festival, scheduled to take place from August 28 to September 7, announced the official screening dates for Khaled Mansour's Egyptian debut film "Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo", as part of the Orizzonti Extra section. Through which, films that highlight the latest trends in international cinema for young talents are presented.
The film is set to have three screenings:
It will world premiere on Wednesday, September 4 in SALA GIARDINO at 9:00 PM. Preceded by The Press & Industry Screening at 2:30 PM in the same hall.
The third and final screening will be on Thursday, September 5, at 9:00 AM in SALA GIARDINO as well.
The film’s main cast will be attending the world premiere: Essam Omar, Rakeen Saad, Ahmed Bahaa and Sama Ibrahim.
The attendees will also include the film director and Co-writer Khaled Mansour and Producers Mohamed Hefzy and Rasha Hosny with the Co-writer Mohamed El-Houssieny, director of photography Ahmed Tarek, costume designer Nardine Ihab, editor Ahmed El-Gendy, composer Ahmed Mostafa Zaky, sound designer Mohamed Salah, Production designer Mark Wagih, and line producer Mohamed Gamal.
Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo’s world premiere at Venice Film Festival comes after a journey that lasted for over 8 years of preparation and filming.
The pic follows the story of Hassan, a young man in his thirties who goes on a quest to save Rambo, his dog and best friend; and is forced to confront the fears of his past and rediscovers himself.
The film is produced by Mohamed Hefzy through his egypt based powerhouse Film Clinic and producer Rasha Hosny, who is making her debut in film production.
Hosny has also had a successful career in film criticism and programming at several major international film festivals.
The film will be distributed worldwide by Film Clinic Indie Distribution.
"Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo" received the Visual Identity and DCP Services Award for a post-production project, presented by Creative Media Solutions at the 5th Amman Film Industry Days (AFID) and Amman Project Market.
It also received a number of production grants including the Red Sea Film Fund, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) grant for a feature film, and Fonds Image de la Francophoni grant.
The film's script received a number of development grants, including a feature film development grant from the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), and two development grants from CineGouna Platform.
Furthermore, the film's script took part in a number of development labs and financing forums, including: (La Fabrique Cinéma programme), supervised by the French Institute and is held as part of Cannes International Film Festival market, Beirut Cinema Platform, film development and production workshop, organized by the Royal Film Commission of Jordan, (Dot on the Map) program, as part of the Cyprus Film Days Festival, and Seen Studio Development Program in Egypt.
Additionally, the film's script participated in a number of film financing markets, such as: Malmö Film Market in Sweden and Durban Film Mart in South Africa.
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