Directed by Lubna Bagsair
Shown at SpIFF 2017
Trailer
Synopsis
Astray is a film about Haya, a self-obsessed, enigmatic Arab woman. She is arrested when caught in a compromising position with her longtime boyfriend, Hassan in a parking lot.
Haya and Hassan are taken into a small local police station where an officer gives them an ultimatum: either get married to legalize their behavior or face a jail sentence for indecency.
Haya must save herself while also keeping Hassan in the dark about her prior affairs.
Credits
- Director
- Lubna Bagsair
- Writers
- Lubna Bagsair
- Producer
- Lubna Bagsair
- Cast
- Meeral Al Midfa, Abdelgaffar Aldemashqi, Monsoor Al Fili
- Other Credits
- DOP: Tom Lebaric; Editor: Waleed Al Madani; Music Composer: Mohamad Makki
Festivals and Awards
- Cinetopia Film Festival, Detroit, June 10, 2016, World Premiere, United States
- Beirut International Film Festival, Beirut, October 16, 2016, Lebanon
- Arabian Sights, Washington DC, October 29, 2016, United States
- Let's All Be Free Film Festival, London, October 13, 2016, Europe Premiere, United Kingdom
- Conway Film Festival, Arkansas, October 1, 2016, United States
- Purbeck Film Festival, Purbek, October 21, 2016, United Kingdom
- Filmstock Film Festival, Arizona, December 4, 2016, United States
- Spokane Film Festival, Washington, February 4, 2017, United States
- Sudan Film Festival, Khartum, January 21, 2017, Sudan
- Garden State Film Festival, New York, April 1, 2017, United States