NAMOUR

Namour | 2017 | Drama | 1 h 23m

NAMOUR is a film about why life can feel like it’s passing us by. Chronicling the unraveling of Steven Bassem (Karim Saleh), a valet driver for a trendy Los Angeles restaurant caught between his dead-end job and the demands of his Arab-American immigrant family. NAMOUR made its world premiere at the 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival, where Egyptian-American filmmaker Heidi Saman garnered the festival’s LA Muse Award.

Directed by Heidi Saman • Written by Heidi Saman • Produced by Matthew Keene Smith and Heidi Saman

Starring Karim Saleh • Waleed Zuaiter • Nicole Haddad • Amin El Gamal • Lavrenti Lopes • Wedad Abdou • Jessica Lu • Mona Hala

"The fusion of stark alienation and deadpan humor makes it an unusually accomplished debut" - Hollywood Reporter