The Dam
Watch TrailerMerowe Dam in North Sudan. Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to erect a mysterious construction made of mud. Despite a disturbing wound in his lower back that seems to be eating away at his skin, he continues his labor day after day. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his mud creation starts slowly to take a life of its own.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | السد |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | France, Germany, Greece |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Ali Cherri |
| Runtime | 84 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.3/10 (7 votes) |
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The director constructs a parable where personal obsession becomes a metaphor for collective trauma and the thirst for freedom. He relies on a stark visual language of fiery clay, parched desert, and the Nile's dark waters to explore the porous boundary between the physical and the metaphysical.
What lingers after viewing is a hypnotic, nearly tactile immersion into a world where bodily and terrestrial pain are one. The film leaves a residue of slow, persistent dread and awe for what grows from wounds. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Ali Cherri
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