Souad, Oubah and Ayane are three young women in Djibouti who chew on qat and seek love. The three friends met at a young age and have similar experiences. After Souad leaves Djibouti to study abroad, she has trouble finding a lover because she is very demanding and selective when it comes to men. Oubah, meanwhile, is dealing with marital problems that almost leads to a breakdown. Her husband consumes qat frequently and is distancing himself from Oubah. She feels he will leave her, and considers the narcotic leaf worse than a mistress. Ayane is the happiest of the three, as she has a good husband, but also has a deep secret.
Castedit
Fatouma Mohamed Djama
Lula Ali Ismail
Fardoussa Moussa Egueh
Mohamed Ahmed Ismail
Productionedit
Ali Ismaïl had lived in Canada for several years and had roles in some television series, but wanted to make a film. She returned to Djibouti to find inspiration, as she did not have a precise topic, and noticed the prevalence of qat chewing.[1] Ali Ismaïl travelled through Djibouti to seek funds to create the film. She received a positive reaction from many Djiboutians, but was faced with limited resources. She contacted the Ministry of Culture, which replied that it did not have a budget for cinematic productions but was supportive.[2] The working title of the film was Laan iyo qoys ("The leaf (of qat) and the hearth"), emphasizing the role of the plant in the film. In addition to directing, Ali Ismaïl also acted in the film.[3]
Release and receptionedit
The film had its world premiere at the Institut Français Arthur Rimbaud in Djibouti.[3] It was screened at several film festivals in France, Canada, and the United States and was well received. It received an award at the Lausanne Film Festival.[2] Because of the positive response to the film, Ali Ismaïl decided to make a feature film. Her first feature film, Dhalinyaro, was released in 2017.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Lula Ali Ismaïl: the first Djiboutian film director!". Africa Top Success. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ ab"SOMALI FILMAKER [sic] LULA ALI ISMAIL PUTS HER COUNTRY OF DJIBOUTI ON THE CINEMATIC MAP WITH HER FIRST FEATURE-LENGTH FILM, DHALINYARO". Somalia Online. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ ab"Laan, le premier court métrage de Lula Ali Ismail". Touki Montreal (in French). 30 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^Sawlani, Samira (17 July 2020). "Meet Lula Ali Ismaïl, Djibouti's 'First Lady of Film'". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
laan, film, laan, friends, 2011, djiboutian, short, film, directed, lula, ismaïl, laandirected, bylula, ismaïlwritten, bylula, ismaïlproduced, bylula, ismaïlstarringlula, ismaïledited, bycédric, floch, elisabeth, paquottemusic, byalice, diriney, yabeh, farah, . Laan Friends is a 2011 Djiboutian short film directed by Lula Ali Ismail LaanDirected byLula Ali IsmailWritten byLula Ali IsmailProduced byLula Ali IsmailStarringLula Ali IsmailEdited byCedric Le Floch Elisabeth PaquotteMusic byAlice Diriney Yabeh Farah Ahmed Guedi Guy BilongRelease date2011Running time27 min CountryDjiboutiLanguagesFrench Somali Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release and reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editSouad Oubah and Ayane are three young women in Djibouti who chew on qat and seek love The three friends met at a young age and have similar experiences After Souad leaves Djibouti to study abroad she has trouble finding a lover because she is very demanding and selective when it comes to men Oubah meanwhile is dealing with marital problems that almost leads to a breakdown Her husband consumes qat frequently and is distancing himself from Oubah She feels he will leave her and considers the narcotic leaf worse than a mistress Ayane is the happiest of the three as she has a good husband but also has a deep secret Cast editFatouma Mohamed Djama Lula Ali Ismail Fardoussa Moussa Egueh Mohamed Ahmed IsmailProduction editAli Ismail had lived in Canada for several years and had roles in some television series but wanted to make a film She returned to Djibouti to find inspiration as she did not have a precise topic and noticed the prevalence of qat chewing 1 Ali Ismail travelled through Djibouti to seek funds to create the film She received a positive reaction from many Djiboutians but was faced with limited resources She contacted the Ministry of Culture which replied that it did not have a budget for cinematic productions but was supportive 2 The working title of the film was Laan iyo qoys The leaf of qat and the hearth emphasizing the role of the plant in the film In addition to directing Ali Ismail also acted in the film 3 Release and reception editThe film had its world premiere at the Institut Francais Arthur Rimbaud in Djibouti 3 It was screened at several film festivals in France Canada and the United States and was well received It received an award at the Lausanne Film Festival 2 Because of the positive response to the film Ali Ismail decided to make a feature film Her first feature film Dhalinyaro was released in 2017 4 References edit Lula Ali Ismail the first Djiboutian film director Africa Top Success 25 January 2014 Retrieved 24 October 2020 a b SOMALI FILMAKER sic LULA ALI ISMAIL PUTS HER COUNTRY OF DJIBOUTI ON THE CINEMATIC MAP WITH HER FIRST FEATURE LENGTH FILM DHALINYARO Somalia Online Retrieved 24 October 2020 a b Laan le premier court metrage de Lula Ali Ismail Touki Montreal in French 30 April 2020 Retrieved 24 October 2020 Sawlani Samira 17 July 2020 Meet Lula Ali Ismail Djibouti s First Lady of Film Mail amp Guardian Retrieved 24 October 2020 External links editLaan at the Internet Movie Database nbsp This article related to a Djiboutian film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laan film amp oldid 1165009709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
