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The Reluctant Revolutionary
IDFA 2012

The Reluctant Revolutionary

Sean McAllister
England, Ireland
2012
70 min
Festival history

Kais is a tour guide leader from Sana'a, the Yemeni capital, struggling to make ends meet. He is philosophical, articulate and reflective but as the story begins, he is cynical about the undercurrents of dissent in the country and supportive of the President. When one of his tours is cut short due to increased danger for tourists, he returns to Sana'a to find two permanent camps in the city centre: one for the President and one against. Kais refuses at first to enter the anti-president camp, but is convinced by the filmmaker to have a look one night.

Credits
Director
Co-production
    Underground Films
    Underground Films
Involved TV Channel
    BBC,
    DR TV,
    NHK,
    SVT
    BBC,
    DR TV,
    NHK,
    SVT
World Sales
    Tenfoot Films
    Tenfoot Films
Screening copy
    Tenfoot Films
    Tenfoot Films