Egypt
Runtime: 75 Minutes
Director: Romany Saad
Screenwriter: Romany Saad
Cinematographer: Hany Fakhry
Editor: Romany Saad
Music: Dream Samir
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Synopsis:
Thousands of three-wheeled motorized rickshaws, called Tuk-Tuks, zip through the frenetic streets of Cairo every day, driven by industrious young men, many of them not even teenagers. Across gorgeously photographed sun-drenched streets, TUK-TUK follows Abdallah, Sharon and Bika, who, while too young to shave or even obtain a legal licence, are forced to drive to feed their families. Besieged on all sides by police, thieves and other taxis, the boys take every chance to find a happy diversion or fleeting escape from the prison of poverty. Pulsating with comedy and danger, the film illustrates the resilient outlook of three children who have to become adults before their time, and their struggle to hold on to some semblance of childhood.
Romany Saad
Born 1974 in Cairo, he studied Applied Arts then filmmaking at the French University. Since 2010, he has been making short films that have been screened and awarded at international film festivals including Busan Short Film Festival, Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival and Nabeul Film Festival. In 2015, Saad made TUK-TUK, his first long documentary, which had its World Premiere at Hot Docs and its European Premiere at Warsaw International Film Festival.