Waiting for Abou Zayd
2010, Arabic. Directed by Mohammed Ali Al-Atassi.
"Nasr Hamed Abou Zayd is not Godot, and the expectation promised by the title is misleading: this great gentleman is present in almost every shot. Who is he? An Egyptian Muslim theologian of international reputation, he has published exegeses of the Koran which led to his being condemned for apostasy. Exile, forced divorce from his wife Ibtihal Younes since his marriage was subject to annulment, separation from his son, such are the consequences of his writings. But Abou Zayd has not given up, residing in Leiden in the Netherlands, he continues, always on the road, to give conferences, to explain with great serenity his positions in public debates, on television, etc. C It is this particularly impressive dedication that Mohammad Ali Atassi's camera recorded over a period of six years.
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- 1h 22m
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- Arabic
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- 1 January 2010
- Country
- Lebanon
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- Mohammed Ali Al-Atassi
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Waiting for Abou Zayd runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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Waiting for Abou Zayd isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2010. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Waiting for Abou Zayd?
Waiting for Abou Zayd (2010) was directed by Mohammed Ali Al-Atassi and stars Nasr Hamid Abû Zayd.