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THE TRANSLATOR
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Completed - ENGLISH, ARABIC - First film, Thriller, Drama - 105 minutes

Log Line

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)

Synopsis

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.

Production

Country(ies) : SYRIA, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, QATAR

Financing plan : Tipi'mages Productions (Switzerland)
Artemis Productions (Belgium)
Arte France Cinema
Ad Vitam
Charades
Doha Film Institute

Start of shooting : June 2019

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Festivals and Awards

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)


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