production

Al Qarin (Alter Ego)

DIRECTOR: MOHAMMAD ALI atassi
75 minutes I lebanon, france

In exile in Granada, the Syrian sculptor Assem Al-Bacha is working on a huge head of the poet Al-Maari. At first, this head was to be a “nomadic” work that would travel around the world before being repatriated to free Syria. It never left Assem’s shed, as a reminder of the international indifference towards the Syrian tragedy.
Alone with this head, Assem continues to work, not realising that it looks less and less like Al-Maari and more and more like himself.

About

Production: Films de Force Majeure, Mohammad Ali Atassi

Release: planned for 2026

Gallery

Support

In co-production with Lemon Studio

MEDIA Creative Europe, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Bidayyat for Audiovisual Art

Crew

Writer & Director Mohammad Ali Atassi
Producers Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Mohammad Ali Atassi
Editing Qutaiba Barhamji
Sound Florent Klockenbring
Color Grading Shirine Sino

Technical sheet

Documentary
Format Digital UHD
Sound 5.1, stéréo
Length 75 minutes
Colour
Language
Arab, Spanish, French
Subtitles English, French