Director
Eloy Domínguez Serén
Run Time
89 mins
Release Year
2018
Country of Origin
Sweden, Norway, Germany
Language
Arabic
Director of Photography: Eloy Domínguez Serén
Editor: Ana Pfaff, Eloy Domínguez Serén
Produced by: David Herdies, Michael Krotkiewski
Music: Kjetil Schander Luhr
Sound Production: Ted Krotkiewski
Hamada
Part of the Documentaries Strand
Hamada: (h 'ma:d ) n. (geology) a desert terrain that consists of a flat and rocky area mainly devoid of sand. For Sahrawi people, hamada also refers to ‘emptiness’ or ‘lifelessness’. With vitality and humour, Hamada paints an unusual portrait of a group of young friends living in a refugee camp in the middle of the stony Sahara desert. Together, they use the power of creativity and play to denounce the reality around them and expand beyond the borders of the camp. [PG]
Hamada is nominated for the 2019 Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.