"Under the Open Sky" to Open CIFF Intl' Competition Screenings

The Japanese "Under the Open Sky" will open the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) International Competition screenings today. It will be screened at 3:30 pm at the Cairo Opera House main hall.

Directed by Miwa Nishikawa, the film revolves around a middle-aged former man who is released from prison after thirteen years where he was placed for murder.

He is struggling to adapt to society and freedom. He also aims to find a job and communicate normally. But, he is also preoccupied with the quest for his mother from whom he was separated as a child.

He finds allies in his search for his parent and a place in mainstream society, but the process is not seamless or smooth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe78yP2U13w

Tonight’s screening is the film’s first one in the Middle East and North Africa. It also participated in various international film festivals such as the Toronto International Film Festival.

The 42nd edition of CIIF kicked off yesterday at Cairo Opera House. This edition witnesses the participation of 84 films.

The opening ceremony included different tributes to English screenwriter Sir Christopher Hampton, Egyptian scriptwriter Wahid Hamed, and Egyptian Actress Mona Zaki.