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Keeper of Keys
Four hundred doors, one man, no master list.
Old Amman · Jordan
4.0Rating
Runtime
52 min
Language
Arabic · EN subs
Location
Old Amman · Jordan
Year
2020
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“I keep the keys because someone might come back.”
Synopsis
The unofficial custodian of a hillside neighbourhood holds keys to empty flats, shuttered shops and apartments whose owners left decades ago. A map of absence.
Behind the lens
Filmed over eighteen months. Every key was labelled in a notebook the keeper refused to show until month ten.
Themes
CityAbsenceTrust
Stills
Credits
- Director
- Yara Mansour
- Producer
- Yara Mansour
- Cinematography
- Lina Sabbagh
- Editor
- Omar Bishara
- Sound
- Tarek Aziz
- Music
- Karim Nassar
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Language
- Arabic · EN subs
Festival journey
Malmö Arab Film Festival
2020Special Jury Mention
Awards & Festivals
- Special Jury Mention — Malmö Arab Film Festival
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