All Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014 Films

Shackled

Bader - ages 18+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

Synopsis

Emilia Clarke (‘Game of Thrones’) stars in this tale of a young woman’s plan to flee with her husband from the travelling circus that holds her prisoner. While she waits in darkness for her opportunity to escape, her imagination runs wild and paranoia soon takes hold. Clarke’s perfectly tense performance coupled with the film’s unsettling atmosphere make for a psychothriller that delivers a disturbing jolt of uncertainty. ‘Shackled’ won the Golden Palm at the Mexico International Film Festival.

Official Film Website

About the Director

Over the past ten years, producer-director Nour Wazzi has amassed awards for a number of shorts, including 'Up on the Roof', which stars Maisie Williams ('Game of Thrones') and Earl Cameron ('Inception'), was named Best Film at Naoussa and won the Jury Special Mention at Magma; 'Shackled', starring Emilia Clarke ('Game of Thrones'), which won the Golden Palm at the Mexico International Film Festival; and 'Habibti', starring Hiam Abbass ('The Visitor') and Yasmine Almassri ('Caramel'), which was selected for over 30 festivals and won five awards internationally. Nour has a number of projects in the pipeline, including the feature-length dark comedy ‘The Opposite of Everything’, which has recently been shortlisted for the BFI/Film London/BBC Films Microwave scheme.

Credits

Director

Nour Wazzi

Screenwriter

Ellie Emptage, Shirine Best

Producer

Ellie Emptage, Nour Wazzi, Shirine Best

Editor

Jason Krasucki

Music

Alexandra Benedict, Tris Taylor

Cinematographer

Sam Care

Sales Company

Panacea Productions

Production Company

Panacea Productions

Cast

Emilia Clarke, Hadley Fraser

Top of page