May 27, 2023 Bonanza Films, the company producing ‘I Promise You Paradise‘ (Eissa) which screened at the 76th Cannes Film Festival announced that the film won the “Rail d’Or Award”. “We are very proud to announce that our short film “I promise you paradise” by Morad Mostafa won “Rail d’Or” for best short film in Semaine de la critique at Festvial de Cannes in its 76th edition,” the company said on its official Facebook page. I Promise You Paradise, directed by Mourad Mostafa, had a full screening as part of the competition in the Critics’ Week. This comes in conjunction with the Cairo International Film Festival’s selection of “I Promise You Paradise” to compete in the short film competition scheduled to be held from November 15-24. The film follows the story of Eissa, a 17-year-old African immigrant in Egypt who, after a violent accident, tries to race against time to save his loved ones at whatever cost. Directed by Mourad Mostafa, the film features director of photography Mostafa al-Kashef, with editing by Mohamed Mamdouh and a screenplay by Mourad Mostafa and Sawsan Youssef.
