Moroccan film, the Kuwaiti film “Amakor,” was recently featured at the Dakhla International Film Festival, which concluded on Saturday. Movie stars from Africa and the Arab world were in attendance. In a statement to KUNA, the festival’s president, Zine El-Abidine Charafeddine, said that in this 12th edition of the festival, they were honoured to feature movies from the Gulf, especially Kuwait and the UAE.
The festival was a good way to introduce Moroccan and African viewers to Gulf cinema and Kuwaiti cinema through the movie “Amakor” by Kuwaiti Director Ahmad Al-Khudari, which drew the public’s and critics’ attention.
On his part, the movie’s star, Abdullah Al-Tararwah, expressed his happiness at the representation of Kuwaiti cinema in the (feature films) category in a statement to KUNA.
‘Amakor ‘, a testament to the rich cinematic heritage of Kuwait, has not only received wide acclaim in Arab and international festivals but also provided a great platform to showcase Kuwaiti cinematic achievements to a diverse audience. The film, produced by Ahmad Al-Khudari, written and directed by Mohammad AlMuhaiteeb, and starring Abdullah Al-Tararwah, Khaled Ameen, Samah, Hassan Abdal and Hussain Sherazi, has successfully introduced the world to the unique storytelling and artistic brilliance of Kuwaiti cinema.
