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Viola Davis to Be Honored by Red Sea Film Festival as Lineup Is Unveiled, Including Johnny Depp’s ‘Modi’ and Robbie Williams Biopic ‘Better Man’
Viola Davis will be honored at the Red Sea Film Festival, whose lineup includes Johnny Depp's 'Modi' and Robbie Williams' 'Better Man.'
On Monday, the festival — which will run Dec. 6 to 14 in Jeddah, on the Red Sea’s eastern shore — announced the main lineup of its fourth edition, which will open with the world premiere of Egyptian director Karim Shenawy’s musical drama “The Tale of Daye’s Family.” The film follows an 11-year-old Nubian albino with a beautiful voice “who faces adversity due to his unique appearance,” as the provided synopsis puts it. These include the West African island nation of Cape Verde, repped by Denise Fernandes’ magical realism coming-of-age story “Hanami,” and Bangladesh with Maksud Hossain’s “Saba,” about a young woman who is the sole caregiver for her paraplegic mother in Dhaka. The 16-title competition also comprises Jordanian first-timer Amjad Al Rasheed’s dark drama about archaic patriarchal inheritance laws, “Inshallah a Boy,” as well as “Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo,” a first feature by Egypt’s Khaled Mansour about a young man forced to confront his fears.
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