Completed - ENGLISH, ARABIC - First film, Thriller, Drama - 105 minutes
Sami was the translator for the Syrian Olympic team in Australia, but a slip of the tongue forced him into exile as political refugee. When the Syrian revolution starts, his brother is arrested and Sami must return to Syria to find him.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Rana KAZKAZ, Anas KHALAF Writer(s) : Rana KAZKAZ, Magali NEGRONI Cast : Ziad BAKRI, Yumna MARWAN, David FIELD Producer(s) : Nicolas LEPRETRE (GEORGES FILMS), Raphaël ALEXANDRE (GEORGES FILMS), Anas KHALAF (SYNEASTES FILMS), Francine LUSSER (TIPI'MAGES), Gérard MONIER (TIPI'MAGES), Patrick QUINET (ARTÉMIS PRODUCTIONS)
In 2000, Sami was the Arabic-English translator for the Syrian Olympic team in Sydney, Australia. A slip of the tongue forced him to stay in Australia and live in exile as a political refugee. In 2011, when the Syrian revolution starts and his brother is arrested, Sami risks everything to return to Syria to find him.
Country(ies) : SYRIA, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, QATAR Financing plan : Tipi'mages Productions (Switzerland)Artemis Productions (Belgium)Arte France CinemaAd VitamCharadesDoha Film Institute Start of shooting : June 2019
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Med Film Factory 2014 (Jordan Royal Film Commission)Cinemed - Montpellier 2016 (From Short to Feature)Cannes 2017 (Atelier de la Cinefondation - ARTE Award)Istanbul 2017 (Meetings on the Bridge - CNC Award)