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- Hakka Distribution
- 1 h 27 m
- Hakka Distribution
- 1 h 27 m
Summary Ali, barely making a living selling contraband gas, finds himself in charge of his two sisters after his father's death.
Directed By: Lotfy Nathan
Written By: Lotfy Nathan
- Hakka Distribution
- 1 h 27 m
- Hakka Distribution
- 1 h 27 m
Harka
80
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Summary Ali, barely making a living selling contraband gas, finds himself in charge of his two sisters after his father's death.
Directed By: Lotfy Nathan
Written By: Lotfy Nathan
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
80
83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Bessa’s contained fury goes haywire in this stretch, and brilliantly so: it’s a tour de force of social-realist acting to be notched up with the likes of Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves.
Harka darts between genre conventions: One minute it feels like a thriller, the next a heart-wrenching drama, another a psychological study. When the risky mix-and-match works — and sometimes it doesn’t — the results are emotionally potent. Nathan is fascinated by desperation, the kind that roots itself in the mind and soul. What lengths will a desperate person go to in order to survive? That is the essential, thrilling question coursing through Harka.
While the symbolism can land a little heavily at times, Bessa’s fiercely committed performance and the palpable anger in the storytelling are the picture’s driving force.
The rightful rage of its commentary is articulated with such clarity and specificity that it circumvents any accusations of ‘misery porn’.
Ali’s anger and frustration is the engine which gives this heartfelt drama its energy; Bessa’s terrific performance, a thunderous scowl masking his rising anguish, is a considerable asset.
Lotfy Nathan’s debut is a grounded, sensitive portrait of a country still reeling from dysfunction. The script doesn’t penetrate as much as Adam Bessa’s searingly intense performance, which gives this social drama impressive emotional heft.
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Production Company
Cinenovo,
Kodiak Pictures,
Spacemaker Productions,
Beachside Films,
Anonymous Content,
Tarantula,
Detailfilm,
Cinétéléfilms,
Red Sea Film Festival Foundation,
Wrong Men North,
Film Constellation,
Mac Pac Entertainment,
Das kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF),
Luxembourg Film Fund,
Cinereach,
La Région Île-de-France,
Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge,
Belga Films Fund,
Doha Film Institute,
AFAC - The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture,
Beside Productions
Duration 1 h 27 m
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Awards
Red Sea International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Lumiere Awards, France
• 2 Nominations
