Boy From Heaven: Tarik Saleh & Tawfeek Barhom / Conversations from Scandinavian House / Cannes 2022

Host Wendy Mitchell talks with director Tarik Saleh & actor Tawfeek Barhom about their film 'Boy from Heaven' which celebrates its World Premiere in the Main Competition at Festival de Cannes 2022.
Concept & Video by Ana Stanic
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[@SA-xv3kv]

Tarik Saleh is a Brilliant director!!! I love how he captures the socio-political issues in such entertaining ways...

[@montisiddique8010]

The play of main actor is brilliant 👍🏻

[@samerdarwiche]

The movie is brilliant! it really depicts real life not only in Egypt but how power politics play out.

[@Ibrahim-metahari1968]

Depicts life in Egypt (but filmed in Turkiye). He demonizes life in Egypt and misses an opportunity to tell the world about the daily humiliations that come with being a non-white person in Sweden. The film focuses on Al-Azhar without a scant hint at the source of Egypt's oppressive regime funded by $3.2 billion of American aid (mostly in the form of super-inflated interest bearing loans and military hardware). Saleh should follow the old proverb: "clea up your own backyard before pointing fingers at your neighbor's backyard." Islam, Al-Azhar and Egyptian society are not the problem. What is the problem is that the opportunity to address the fact that an oppressive regime in Egypt (which frequently resorts to torture and murder) is largely funded by US/EU backers who have full knowledge the oppressive regime in power. Interview after interview, Saleh does nothing to address the islamophobic government and society in Sweden that frequently resorts to violence against Swedish female citizens who are Muslim. Saleh isn't creating art, he's just the latest sell-out willing to feed the islamophobic media for a few bucks.

[@zaherkayali8400]

I loved his directing, he's so pricis, and perfectionist.

[@sandorx4]

You are joking, right

[@sleepydreamdealer]

These two man are so beautiful - inside and out, it's amazing. It's such a pleasure to watch and listen to them.

[@agatastepien4747]

Great film! Important topics

[@letatcestmoi8648]

I would love to see the movie.

[@Ibrahim-metahari1968]

Why? Aren't there enough islamophobic images to consume with patronizing the latest orientalist caricature?