Zelal

Overview

Zelal is a documentary that's an invitation to delve into the world of psychiatry and "madness" in Egypt. It meets the ordinary madmen and women banished to mental institutions by Egyptian society and offers more than just a journey into their world of shadows. The hospitals end up becoming the only place patients can conceive, not because they are truly "crazy", but because they fear the outside world. The film forces viewers to put their own preconceptions and interpretations to the test, reminding us that freedom is precarious in a society that does not tolerate any differences.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 9, 2010

Original language

English

Spoken languages

arabic

Countries

United Arab Emirates, Egypt, France, Morocco

Production

3B Productions,MISR International Films,Dubai Film Market,أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه),أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه), Dubai Film Market, 3B Productions

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2754544