Feet
Spring Grants 2022 - Development Stage
Mahdi Ali Ali / Feature Narrative / Qatar / 80 min / Original Language: Bosnian, English / Interests: Drama
Synopsis
Suada is a girl with a dream of becoming a ballerina, while Dzemaludin is a boy infatuated with football. They grow up parallelly, their ambitious pursuits in life mirroring each other. Not long afterwards, at a party in Sarajevo, Suada and Dzemaludin meet, falling for each other instantly. Soon they welcome children, and Suada takes on motherhood as Dzemaludin continues to excel as a football player. Trouble creeps in with the 1990s, which sees a devastating war in Bosnia. Dzemaludin leads Qatar’s national football team, so Suada is left to confront the disintegration of her country via TV. Suada is relentless in persuading Dzemaludin to go back to Sarajevo with her and their children. Eventually, they again move back to Qatar, where Dzemaludin takes his old job back, and under his coaching, Qatar takes gold at the Asian Games in 2006. Dzemaludin and Suada, now old and weak, from a hill above Sarajevo, look upon their beloved city suffocating in smog and a pandemic. In the final scene of the film, we see Dzemaludin at the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. As he stands there alone, he misses one person by his side to share this moment with.
Credits
- Director
- Mahdi Ali Ali
- Screenwriter
- Emina Kujundzic
- Producer
- Mahdi Ali Ali
About the Director
Mahdi Ali Ali is a Qatari filmmaker and educator renowned for his contributions to cinema and the development of emerging filmmakers. Holding an MFA from EICAR, the International Film School of Paris, he has directed several acclaimed short films, including ‘Champs Elysées, I Love You’ (2009), ‘The Gulf Habibi’ (2011), and ‘Amphitheater’ (2019). His work often explores themes of identity, cultural heritage, and personal expression.