Hawi

A political prisoner who's just been released and sent on a mission, a long-absent father who offers a job to the grown daughter he thinks won't recognize him, a cart operator who's concerned about his ailing horse, and a belly dancer who's dismissed as a slut when she reports a mugging to the police. Gradually, the film reveals the complex links between these characters, who illuminate many aspects of life in contemporary Alexandria. (FilmfestDC)