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Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Henna Night
2009 0h 6m EN
Synopsis
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It's bride-to-be Amina's Henna Night and her best friend Nour, a witch in the kitchen, has been cooking all day. When Amina locks herself in the bathroom and refuses to come out secrets are revealed. Set within the home of a British-Arab family HENNA NIGHT takes you on a journey full of food, magic, and manipulation subtly exploring a darker side of love.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Beatriz Romilly
Nour
Amber Rose Revah
Amina
Badria Timimi
Amina's Mum
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sally El Hosaini
- Writers
- Sally El Hosaini
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The take
Sally El Hosaini directs. Iain Kitching cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 17 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Iain Kitching shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Beatriz Romilly and Amber Rose Revah and Badria Timimi carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1433124 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Editing
- Iain Kitching
- Runtime
- 6 min · 0h 6m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Sally El Hosaini
Key crew
- EditorIain Kitching
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-03-01
