Abu Haraz is a small village in the middle of the desert in North Sudan. The construction of a huge dam on the Nile disturbed the eternal, natural rhythm of life of its inhabitants. The filmmakers spent several years with them, watching their futile attempts to reverse their fate…

 

Written and directed by Maciej J. Drygas

Genre: documentary

Duration: 72'

Year of production: 2012

Production: Drygas Production,

Co-production: Polish Television

Cinematography: Andrzej Musial

Composer: Pawel Szymanski

Editing: Rafał Listopad

Sound: Iwo Klimek/ I.M.I. Studio

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Awards: 

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• 1st prize for the best feature-length documentary film - Cinema Verite Documentary Film Festival, Tehran 2013
   

• Prize for the Best Film on Survival of Indigenous Peoples - 28th Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropological FF, Estonia, 2014
   

• Grand Prix - Festival Ânûû-rû Âboro, Nouvelle-Calédonie, 2014
   

• Grand Prix and FIPRESCI Award - XIV International Documentary Film Festival "Flahertiana", Russia 2014
   

• Prix Monde en Regards - 33rd Jean Rouch International Film Festival, France 2014
   

• Distinction - The Archeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, USA, 2014