3 Hours (Talath Sa'at)
Arab Short Film Competition
Regan Hall / Short Narrative / U.K., Jordan / 2010 / 14 min / Color / HDCAM
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Based on a True Story, Drama, History, Politics
World Premiere
Synopsis
An afternoon football game unexpectedly turns into a gruesome bloodbath in this revenge tale based on an actual 2007 crime. After militants gun down a group of children playing in an otherwise quiet Baghdad suburb, the brother of one victim seeks vengeance while the entire community turns on itself.
About the Directors
Regan Hall
Beginning his career as an editor, New Zealand-born British director Regan Hall has made fashion films for Dolce & Gabbana, "Dazed & Confused", and Swarovski. His first short film, "3 Hours" was shot in Jordan with an all-Iraqi cast. Hall graduated from film school in New Zealand, and moved to the U.K. in 2000.
Credits
- Director
- Regan Hall
- Screenwriter
- Sam Snape
- Producer
- Regan Hall, Issa Sawaqed, Toby Stone
- Editor
- Lewis Albrow
- Director of Photography
- Leo Bund
- Executive Producer
- Hossam Allam
- Composer
- Bari Parrott
- Music
- Bari Parrott
- Cinematographer
- Leo Bund
- Cast
- Mohammed Jawal, Rafat Basel, Naseem Baha, Diana Adel, Abdullah Amer