Movie Description

Thwara Zanj

(2015)

Overview

Ibn Battuta works as a journalist for an Algerian daily newspaper. While covering community clashes in Southern Algeria, he finds himself incidentally picking up the trail of long forgotten uprisings against the Abbasid Caliphate, back in 8th-9th century Iraq. For the purpose of his investigation he goes to Beirut, a city that used to embody the hopes and struggles of the Arab World...

Cast

Facts

Original TitleThwara Zanj

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2015-03-11

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 02h 17m

Production CompaniesNeffa Films,Zendj,Mirrors,Le Fresnoy,Captures

Genres

  • Drama