Luxor (film)

Luxor is a 2020 British-Egyptian Drama Romance film that was screened at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.[2] It runs for 85 minutes. The film is in English and Arabic with English subtitles. It was directed by Zeina Durra. It is about a young aid worker, Hanna, who becomes overwhelmed by treating victims from the Syrian war, takes a solo trip to Egypt and runs into an old flame.[3] It was released on November 6, 2020 in digital formats.[4]

Luxor
Film poster
Directed byZeina Durra
Produced by
Written byZeina Durra
Starring
CinematographyZelmira Gainza
Edited byAndrea Chignoli
Production
company
Film Clinic
Release date
  • January 2020 (2020-01) (Sundance)[1]
Running time
85 minutes
Country
  • Egypt
  • United Kingdom
Language
  • English
  • Arabic

Plot

When British aid worker Hana returns to the ancient city of Luxor, she comes across Sultan, a talented archaeologist and former lover. As she wanders, haunted by the familiar place, she struggles to reconcile the choices of the past with the uncertainty of the present.[5]

Cast

Reception

It has a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 52 ratings and a score of 69 on Metacritic.[6] Critics write "it is a beautifully sparse character study", and particularly praise Riseborough's acting.[7][8][4]

References
  1. https://www.sundance.org/projects/luxor
  2. "luxor". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  3. Hadadi, Roxana. "Luxor movie review & film summary (2020) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  4. "Luxor review - beautifully sparse character study amid Egypt's ancient glory". The Guardian. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  5. "Review: 'Luxor' and Andrea Riseborough contemplate the essence of being". Los Angeles Times. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  6. Luxor (2020), retrieved 2020-12-25
  7. Weissberg, Jay (2020-01-27). "'Luxor': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  8. Lattanzio, Ryan (2020-12-04). "'Luxor' Review: Andrea Riseborough Unearths Love Among the Ruins in 'Before Sunset'-Esque Tale". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
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