The Day I Lost My Shadow
| The Day I Lost My Shadow | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Soudade Kaadan |
| Screenplay by | Soudade Kaadan |
| Starring | Sawsan Arshid |
| Cinematography | Éric Devin |
| Edited by | Sudad Ka'dan Pierre Deschamps |
| Music by | Kinan Azmeh |
| Distributed by | No.Mad Entertainment |
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| Language | Arabic |
The Day I Lost My Shadow (Arabic: يوم أضعت ظلي, romanized: Yawm aḍʿatu ẓillī, French: Le jour où j'ai perdu mon ombre) is a 2018 drama film written and directed by Soudade Kaadan, in her feature directorial debut.
A co-production between Lebanon, France and Qatar, it premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, in which it was awarded the Lion of the Future for best debut film.
Plot
Cast
- Sawsan Arshid as Sana
- Samer Ismail as Jalal
- Reham Alkassar as Reem
- Oweiss Mokhallalati as Mahmoud
Production
The film was produced by KAF Production, Acrobates Films and Metaphora Production.[1]
Release
The film premiered at the 75th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Orizzonti sidebar, in which it won the Lion of the Future for best debut film.[1][2][3] It was also screened at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival, in the Discovery section.[4]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 7 critics' reviews are positive.[5]
References
- ^ a b Aftab, Kaleem (11 September 2018). "Review: The Day I Lost My Shadow". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (9 September 2018). "Film Review: 'The Day I Lost My Shadow'". Variety. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Hoeij, Boyd van (1 October 2018). "'The Day I Lost My Shadow' ('Yom Adaatou Zouli'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Aftab, Kaleem (21 September 2018). "Soudade Kaadan • Director: "You don't know how much you are traumatised until you leave"". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "The Day I Lost My Shadow". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 8 June 2025.