Aerials (film)
Aerials is a 2016 Emirati science fiction film set in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Directed by S.A.Zaidi and produced by Ghanem Ghubash, it is considered to be the first science fiction film in the Middle East portraying an alien invasion over the city of Dubai.[1][2][3][4][5]
Plot
Earth is invaded by aliens from outer space. An intermarried couple living in the city of Dubai are confined to their home due to the uncertainty of the situation. Disconnected from the world outside due to the loss of communication, they explore around their cultural differences in science in order to understand the reason behind aliens coming to our planet; only to find themselves caught between a series of extraterrestrial encounters at their very home.
Cast
- Saga Alyasery as Omar
- Ana Druzhynina as Omar's wife
- Mansoor Alfeeli as Marwan
- Mohammad Abu Diak as Guy in car
- Pascale Matar as Sara
- Luke Coutts as Insurance guy
- Abeer Mohammed as Arabic news anchor
- Tamara Ljubibratic as News anchor 1
- Derrik Sweeney as News anchor 2
Release
The films official trailer was released at Middle East Film and Comic Con Dubai.[6] The film was released in cinemas in United Arab Emirates on June 16th 2016. [7]
References
- ^ http://7daysindubai.com/the-uaes-first-science-fictio…/60067
- ^ http://me.ign.com/en/movies/112134/news/uaes-first-sci-fi-movie-aerials-poster-reveal
- ^ http://www.scifibloggers.com/around-the-net-2/#.VqjeVCp9600
- ^ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20130523/ARTICLE/305239846/1036
- ^ http://www.albayan.ae/five-senses/cinema/2015-11-18-1.2508194
- ^ http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/film/dubais-middle-east-film-and-comic-con-2015-a-stellar-event
- ^ http://www.motivatevalmorgan.com/about-us/news/aerials-uaes-first-home-produced-sci-fi-movie-out-now/
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