If They Only Knew (Bas Lao Yedroon)
Made in Qatar
Sana Al-Ansari / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2014 / 6 min / Colour / DCP2K
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Drama, Middle Eastern, Social Issues, Youth, Family, Death, Friendship
No Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
Synopsis
Ahmed can’t sleep. Though he takes pills and prays for rest, his dreams about his best friend Abdullah won’t let up. In flashbacks, we see the young men studying, goofing around and playing video games. Despair, however, is clearly coming, foreshadowed when Abdullah mentions that their mutual friend was killed in a car accident while speeding. ‘If They Only Knew’ captures how the follies of youth can haunt us even as time passes.
Credits
- Director
- Sana Al-Ansari
- Screenwriter
- Sana Al-Ansari
- Producer
- Sahar Al-Ansari, Sheikha Al-Sharshani
- Editor
- Yousef Al-Madadi, Mais Rabie
- Production Company
- Doha Film Institute
- Cast
- Hassan Al-Sharshani, Abdulaziz Al-Haddad, Wiam Abd, Zahraa Al-Ansari