Alephia 2053
Official poster
Directed byJorj Abou Mhaya
Written byBassem Breish
Produced byRabi' Sweidan, Marwan Harb and Jules Kassas
Music byKarim Khneisser
Production
company
Spring Entertainment
Release date
21 March 2021 (2021-03-21)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryLebanon
LanguageArabic

Alephia 2053 is a 2021 Arabic-language animated feature set in a desaturated future Arab world ruled by a despotic dictator. Depicting a dystopian future in which a group of activists overthrows an oppressive regime, the feature went viral on YouTube after its March 2021 release. L'Orient-Le Jour described it as the first fictional animated feature film for adults in Arabic.[1] Euronews[2] considered it as a small revolution in Arab cinema and animation.

Description

The animated feature was created by a Lebanese company, Spring Entertainment, with partial backing from French animation studio Malil'Art. Alephia's soundtrack and most of its graphical animation was done in Lebanon.[1] The film was produced by Rabi' Sweidan, Marwan Harb and Jules Kassas and illustrated and directed by Jorj Abou Mhaya. According to Sweidan, the repression, resistance and revolution portrayed in Alephia does not depict the history of a single country but instead draws from familiar social conditions around the world. Multiple sources described the events of the feature as being similar to the events of the 2011 Arab Spring.[3][4][5]

After Alephia's release in March 2021, the feature quickly went viral on YouTube and other streaming services.[6] As of 29 April, the feature had accrued over 8 million views on YouTube.[7]

Art work Alephia 2053

References

  1. 1 2 "" Alephia 2053 ", " un film fait par nous et pour nous "". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  2. ↑ Euronews: Alephia 2053 est le premier film d'animation arabe qui parle de la chute d'une dictature (in French)
  3. ↑ "Dystopie. "Alephia 2053", le premier film d'animation en arabe qui imagine la chute d'un régime autoritaire". Courrier international (in French). 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Alephia 2053, animated Arabic dystopian drama, crosses 8 mn views on YouTube". Firstpost. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  5. ↑ "Alephia 2053: 'Dictator toppling' film takes Arab world by storm". ARY NEWS. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  6. ↑ "Alephia 2053: Animated thriller strikes a chord in Arab world". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  7. ↑ "Lebanese animated feature depicts Arabs' future through past upheaval |". AW. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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