Amr Gamal

He is an independent Yemeni film and theater director. In 2003, he received from the President of Yemen the Prestigous Award in Playwriting. In spring 2018, production began for his first feature film, '10 Days Before the Wedding." The film premiered in Aden during the summer, becoming the first film to open commercially in Yemen since the last three decades. The film continued to be screened for over 8 months and became Yemen's official submission to the Oscars in 2018.

The Burdened

A film by Amr Gamal

2023 - Yemen/Sudan/Saudi Arabia - Drama

Aden, Yemen. Isra’a and Ahmed put all their efforts offering a normal life and education to their three young children. When they find out that Isra'a is pregnant again, they have to make difficult decisions guided only by their family's interest.