SYNOPSIS
Gossip and violence run rampant deep in the labyrinthine alleys of East Amman. Ali, a hustler pretending to be a businessman, has to keep his relationship with Lana a secret in order to hide from society’s judgemental eye. Things start to fall apart when Lana’s mother, Aseel, is blackmailed by an unknown voyeur who has filmed the young couple. Hoping to avoid embarrassment, Aseel discreetly convinces Abbas, a ruthless gangster, to put a stop to it all... but things do not go as planned. Their lives start to intertwine and collide not only with each other, but with other neighbours living in the same alleys.
CAST & CREW
Bassel Ghandour
Director
Producer(s)
Yousef Abed Alnabi, Rula Nasser
Script
Bassel Ghandour
Director of Photography
Justin Hamilton
Production designer
Rand Abdel Nour, Anas Balaw
Music by
Nasser Sharaf
Sound
Rana Eid
Edit
Eyad Hamam
Cast
Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Monzer Reyahnah, Nadira Omran, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadeem Rimawi
Production company(ies)
The Imaginarium, Bayt Al Shawareb
Bassel Ghandour
Bassel Ghandour is most known for writing and producing the 2016 Oscar Nominee and BAFTA winning Theeb. His directorial debut, The Alleys, premiered at the prestigious Piazza Grande of the 2021 Locarno FF. Currently he’s directing a docuseries that follows the journey of five Syrian footballers who were recruited to play professional football in Brazil.
Filmography
Till Death (2012, short), Freekeh (2019, short), The Alleys (2021).
