Des milliers de taxi-cyclomoteurs à trois roues – appelés tuk-tuks – serpentent à travers les rues frénétique du Caire chaque jour, conduits par des jeunes hommes besogneux, beaucoup d’entre eux ne sont même pas encore adolescents. Magnifiquement filmé dans les rues ensoleillées, Tuk-tuk suit Abdallah, Sharon et Bika, qui, alors même qu’ils sont trop jeunes pour se raser ou même obtenir un permis légal, sont forcé de conduire afin de nourrir leus familles. Cernés de tous cotés par la police, les voleurs et les autres taxis, les garçons prennent chaque chance pour prennent du plaisir et s’échapper de la prison de la pauvreté.



Egypte / 2015, Documentaire / 1h15 min en Arabe et anglais sous-titrés / DCP

Réalisateur : Romany Saad
Scénariste : Romany Saad
Images : Hany Fakhry
Monteur : Romany Saad
Musique : Dream Samir

Producteur : Romany Saad

Contact:
Romany Saad
[email protected]


FESTIVALS

2015 | BBC Arab Film Festival, London – United Kingdom
* Official Competition

2015 | EBS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, Seoul – South Korea
* Official Competition
* Asian Premiere


2015 | 2ème Semaine de la Critique du 37ème Festival du Caire (Cairo International Film Critics Week), Egypt | 13 – 19 Novembre 2015
* Première Arabe & Africaine
http://cairofilmcriticsweek.com/film/view/14

2015 | 37è Cinémed – Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film, Montpellier – France
* Official Competition

2015 | 31st Warsaw Film Festival, Varsovie – Pologne, 9-18 Oct
* Official Competition
* European Premiere

2015 | HOTDOCS Canadian International Documentary Festival 2015, Toronto – Canada
* Official Competition
* World Premiere / Première Mondiale

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 license, 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.

A film by Romany Saad

Egypt, 2015, Documentary, 75 min, in Arabic/English subtitles, DCP Format



Directed by: Romany Saad
Producer: Romany Saad
Script Writer: Romany Saad
Photography: Hany Fakhry
Editor: Romany Saad
Music: Dream Samir

Contact:
Romany Saad
[email protected]


FESTIVALS

2015 | BBC Arab Film Festival, London – United Kingdom
* Official Competition

2015 | 2nd Cairo International Film Critics Week, Cairo – Egypt | 13 – 19 November 2015 / 37th Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt
* Arab & African Premiere
http://cairofilmcriticsweek.com/film/view/14

2015 | 37th Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film, Montpellier – France
* Official Competition

2015 | 31st Warsaw Film Festival, Warsaw – Poland, 9-18 Oct
* Official Competition
* European Premiere
* Screening: KINOTEKA 1, Sat, 10 October 2015 – 12:00
* Screening: KINOTEKA 1, Sun, 11 October 2015 – 21:00
* Screening: KINOTEKA 1, Mon, 12 October 2015 – 09:30

2015 | EBS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, Seoul – South Korea
* Official Competition
* Asian Premiere
* Screening: MIRO SPACE, Wed, 26th August 19:30
* Screening: Arthouse MOMO 2nd Hall Fri, 28th August 13:20

2015 | HOTDOCS Canadian International Documentary Festival 2015, Toronto – Canada
* Official Competition
* World Premiere
* Screening: Scotiabank Theatre 4, Sun, Apr 26 9:15 PM
* Screening: Scotiabank Theatre 7, Tue, Apr 28 1:00 PM
* Screening: Scotiabank Theatre 3, Sun, May 3 9:00 PM