Panorama El Barsha Troupe in the Premiere of ‘The Brink of Dreams’ at Cannes Film Festival

“The Brink of Dreams” landed its premiere in the official competition of the Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival.

The premiere was attended by the film’s cast including directors Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amira alongside the girls of Panorama El Barsha Troupe who performed a street art performance ahead of the beginning of the film.

The film received a wide audience acclaim after its premiere. It is worth mentioning that the girls’ elegant and unique looks grabbed the attention of the attendees. 

"The Brink of Dreams” marks the first Egyptian documentary to secure a spot in the Cannes Film Festival’s Critics’ Week.

Additionally, it is the sole documentary film competing in the Critics' Week competition, being one of only seven films vying for the Grand Award for Best Film, the Jury Award, the Best Actor or Actress Award, the Best Screenplay Award, and the Distribution Award.

The events of “The Brink of Dreams” take place in a remote village in southern Egypt, in which a group of girls rebel by forming an all-female street theatre troupe.

They dream of becoming actresses, dancers, and singers, challenging their families and villagers with their unexpected performances.

Shot over four years, “The Brink of Dreams” follows them from childhood to womanhood, facing the most crucial choices of their lives. 

"The Brink of Dreams” stars Panorama El Barsha troupe; Magda Masoud, Haidi Sameh, Monika Youssef, Marina Samir, Myriam Nassar, Lydia Haroun, and the founder of the troupe, Youstina Samir.