Rags and Tatters

Rags and Tatters (Arabic: فرش وغطا), (translit. farš wa-ġaṭa) is a 2013 Egyptian drama film written and directed by Ahmad Abdalla. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.^[1][2] The film was also selected in London Film Festival and Abu Dhabi Film Festival in the official competition. In November 2013, the film won the Grand Prix (The Golden Antigone) at the Montpellier Film Festival.^[3]

Rags and Tatters
Film poster
Directed by	Ahmad Abdalla
Written by	Ahmad Abdalla
Produced by	Mohamed Hefzy
Starring	Asser Yassin
Cinematography	Tarek Hefny
Edited by	Hisham Saqr
Distributed by	Rotana Studios
Release date	9 September 2013 (2013-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Egypt
Language	Arabic

Cast

• Asser Yassin
• Amr Abed
• Mohamed Mamdouh
• Latifa Fahmy as The Mother
• Yara Goubran
• Atef Yousef

Reviews

The film had positive reviews in international press such as Variety,^[4] The Guardian^[5] and Huffington Post.^[6]