Aerials (film)

Aerials is a 2016 Emirati science fiction film set in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Directed by S. A. Zaidi and produced by Ghanem Ghubash, it is the first science fiction film made in UAE. It portrays an alien invasion over the city of Dubai. It stars Saga Alyasery, Ana Druzhynina, Mansoor Alfeeli, and Mohammad Abu Diak.

Aerials
Official poster
Directed byS. A. Zaidi
Produced byGhanem Ghubash
Written byS. A. Zaidi
Ghanem Ghubash
StarringSaga Alyasery
Ana Druzhynina
Mansoor Alfeeli
Mohammad Abu Diak
Music byAtif Ali
Jawad Itani
Tabraiz Haroon
Chronicles of Khan
CinematographyS. A. Zaidi
Edited byNina Sargsyan
Production
company
Fat Brothers Films
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
LanguageEnglish
Arabic

Premise

Earth is invaded by aliens from outer space. An intermarried couple living in the city of Dubai are confined to their home due to the uncertainty of the situation. Disconnected from the world outside due to the loss of communication, they explore around their cultural differences in science in order to understand the reason behind aliens coming to our planet; only to find themselves caught between a series of extraterrestrial encounters at their very home.

Cast
  • Saga Alyasery as Omar
  • Ana Druzhynina as Omar's wife
  • Mansoor Alfeeli as Marwan
  • Mohammad Abu Diak as Guy in car
  • Pascale Matar as Sara
  • Luke Coutts as Insurance guy
  • Abeer Mohammed as Arabic news anchor
  • Tamara Ljubibratic as News anchor 1
  • Derrik Sweeney as News anchor 2

Release

The films official trailer was released at Middle East Film and Comic Con Dubai,[7] and IGN Middle East Abu Dhabi.[8] The film was released in cinemas of United Arab Emirates on June 16, 2016.[9][10][11]

References
  1. Davey, Caitlyn. "The UAE's first science-fiction movie will show Dubai disturbed". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15.
  2. "UAE's First Sci-Fi Movie 'Aerials' Poster Reveal". IGN Middle East. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  3. "AROUND THE NET: Spacemen Imagine They're Aerial, Inbiotic Time Drones (1/20/2016) - Sci-Fi Bloggers". Sci-Fi Bloggers. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  4. Young, Sarah. "Spaceships for sci-fi enthusiasts". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  5. "«أيريالز» يُدخل السينما الإماراتية عصر الخيال العلمي - فكر وفن - سينما - البيان". www.albayan.ae.
  6. Jalal, Maán. "These Guys Know Their Aliens". Khaleej Times.
  7. "Dubai's Middle East Film and Comic Con 2015 a stellar event". The National. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  8. "UAE's First Sci-Fi Movie 'Aerials' Poster Reveal". IGN Middle East. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  9. "Aerial assault: new Emirati sci-fi drama invades cinemas". The National.
  10. "UAE science fiction film 'Aerials' to release". gulfnews.com.
  11. "صقر الياسري: قادرون على المنافسة عالمياً". www.alkhaleej.ae.


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