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A ROOM TO RENT

A one man's pursuit of life, liberty, and a green card sets the stage for this comedy-drama which opened ADFF in 2002. Ali (Said Taghmaoui) is a young Egyptian screenwriter determined to succeed in London, where he has been a student. He loves the artistic and political freedom, the colours, the music, the individualism. But he has little money, his student visa is about to expire and he has been thrown out of his lodgings. And so Ali moves in with a succession of eccentric and colourful London flatmates: Mark, a photographer with a very individual style, Linda, a young, blonde, very sexy model and Marilyn Monroe impersonator, and Miss Stevenson who is convinced that Ali is the reincarnation of her long dead Egyptian lover. All the while Ali is in search of an elusive British visa which unrepentantly leads to finding the love of his life. "Room to Rent" was the first feature by writer/director Khaled El Hagar, who is himself an Egyptian immigrant living and working in London. Multiple award winner including 4 Best Film awards. By Khaled El Hagar, 2001, 90min, UK, comedy-drama in English.

Q&A with director

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