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41 Days

41 Days

Section: Short Films

Country: Egypt

Production Year: 2011

Runtime: 21 Minutes

Director: Ahmed Abdel-Aziz

Screenwriters: Atef Nashed, Ahmed Abdel-Aziz

Cinematographer: Hossam Habib

Editor: Ahmed Abdel-Raouf

Cast: Nasr Ahmed, Tharaa Goubil

Synopsis: In 1994, football star Roberto Baggio head to the United States in order to lead the Italian team in the World Cup. In the final game, a penalty stands between him and history. But unbeknownst to Baggio, the Egyptian child Youssef has to follow the mourning traditions and wait for forty days in order to turn on the TV once again and watch the game.