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简介:DowntownCairoisanorganismthatstillseemsalivebackinwinter2009/10,butisbecomingincreasinglyalieneventothosebornthere.Khalidislookingforaflat.He’safilmmaker.Helooksathisimagesoverandoveragain,asifhewerewaitingfromthemtoproducesomesortofmeaning.Thestoriesofhisprotagonistsseemtocomefromsomewhereinsidehim,heseekspointsofreferenceintheoutsideworld.Themorehelooksforthem,themoretheyseemtodisappear;notabruptlythough,butinlengthymomentsfulloftenderness,suchaswhenhebidsfarewelltohisgirlfriendwhoisleavinghim,tohisillmother,tofriendswhohavecometothecitytopremieretheirfilms.Forthem,Cairoisafixedreferencepoint:OneleftBaghdadandisnowlivingasarefugeeinBerlin,anotherstayedthere,athirdlivesintroubledBeirut.WhentheydecidetosendKhalidvideomaterialfromtheircities,it'snotsomuchabouthelpinghimwithhisfilmthanpreservingsomethingtheystillassociatewithCairoviathisbond,fullyawarethatit’salreadyafantasy.Analmostnoiselessfilminwhichtimeisovertakenbyhistory.berlinale2016…