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‘You Don’t Die Two Times,’ ‘Amal,’ ‘The North Wind’ Win Top Prizes at Cairo Film Connection

Topical docs 'You Don’t Die Two Times,' 'The North Wind' and 'Amal' lead winners at Cairo Film Connection.

Three documentary projects took top honors at this year’s Cairo Film Connection, with Ager Oueslati’s “You Don’t Die Two Times” winning the post-production prize as development laurels went to Khaled Al Swidan’s “Amal” and Eliane Raheb’s “The North Wind.” Marking his first year at the head of the Cairo Film Festival ’s development and postproduction showcase, CFC director Rodrigo Brum tells Variety that the three winning titles all share a sense of immediacy. Lebanese filmmaker Eliane Raheb won the development prize for her doc, “The North Wind.” The film follows a 68-year-old urologist and activist as he navigates the challenges of protecting the environment while standing up to corruption and racial extremism.

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