Egyptian film Haram El-Gasad (Sins of the Flesh) was selected for the official competition at the 27th edition of Carthage Film Festival, the director announced on his Facebook page. This year, the Carthage Film Festival, one of the most well-known film festivals in the Arab World, will be held from 28 October to 5 November in Tunisia. Khaled El-Haggar latest film, described on its official website as "a tragic story of betrayal, oppression and murder", explores the events of the 2011 revolution in an unconventional way. Four characters live on a remote farm, far away from the political action, and no actual images of the revolution are shown. However, the events taking place on the farm reflect what is happening in the country. Sins of the Flesh stars Nahed El-Sebai, Ahmad Abdallah Mahmoud, Zaki Fateen Abdel Wahab, Mahmoud El-Beezawi, and Salwa Mohamed Ali. Recently the film was selected to screen at the Vancouver International Film Festival, taking place between 29 September and 14 October. An award winning director, El-Haggar often uses his work to tackle sensitive subjects and break taboos regarding subjects like sex or politics. Some of his well-known works include Room to Rent, Hob El-Banat (Girls' Love) and El-Shoq (Lust). His films have already been screened at 37 festivals and received 27 national and international film awards. The Carthage Film Festival's last edition (2015), featured participating Egyptian films including the Out of the Ordinary, a feature by Daoud Abdel-Sayed, and two documentaries: Out on the Street by Jasmina Metwaly and Philip Rizk, and Stray by Ahmad Fostok. For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture
