Fiasco

2009

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

YOUR RATING

"Fiasco" creative team at 2010 ATAS Foundation awards in Hollywood: (from left) producer B.R. Tatalovic, writer-director-star Nadia Hamzeh, and cinematographer George Dickson.

A young Arab woman on the verge of realizing her American dream suddenly faces an unexpected turn of events.

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Comedy Short

Noura, a freedom seeking Arab girl on the verge of realizing her American dream in utterly unusual ways, suddenly finds herself on very thin ice when her strongly conservative father arrives... Read allNoura, a freedom seeking Arab girl on the verge of realizing her American dream in utterly unusual ways, suddenly finds herself on very thin ice when her strongly conservative father arrives in the US for a surprise visit.Noura, a freedom seeking Arab girl on the verge of realizing her American dream in utterly unusual ways, suddenly finds herself on very thin ice when her strongly conservative father arrives in the US for a surprise visit.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

YOUR RATING

9User reviews

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Awards
- 8 wins & 5 nominations total

Featured review

7/10

Well done.

This is a short film, which means action-action-action. And the film delivers it very well. Everything happens inside the home of the film's main character. Noura is faced with a problem, she's looking for a solution, but there's no much time... She faces the problem head-on, and she follows through with it. Does she solve the problem? Well, it's not clear, but that's the point. It'a fiasco, and a turbulent outcome of her worst fears. She's brave to admit who she really is, and what she wants to do, but this admission brings her to another (ultimate) obstacle: INS. Enough for a short film, and clearly a good model for a feature film. "Fiasco" delivers an entertaining punch.