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Post-Production - ENGLISH, ARABIC - First film, Thriller, Drama - 105 minutes

Log Line

March 2011. As the Syrian Revolution begins, a political refugee illegally returns to Syria and risks everything to free his brother from the Assad regime.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2017 (Debut)
Full history

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), Patrick QUINET (ARTÉMIS PRODUCTIONS)

Synopsis

Having gotten into trouble with the Syrian government, Sami has been living for years as a political refugee in Australia, working as an Arabic–English translator. And although he has adapted well to his new life, he is haunted by feelings of guilt for having abandoned his brother and sister. In 2011, the Syrian revolution starts unexpectedly and Sami receives a video of his brother being arrested for peacefully demonstrating. The horrifying event brings up painful memories of when their father was arrested by the regime thirty years earlier. Seizing this moment as a way to make up for the past, Sami makes the dangerous journey back to Syria in order to free his brother. Once there, Sami becomes increasingly aware of his responsibility towards his country and family, leading him just like his father and brother did, to risk everything for freedom.

Production

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

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

Start of shooting : June 2019

Festivals and Awards

Med Film Factory 2014 (Jordan Royal Film Commission)
Cinemed - Montpellier 2016 (From Short to Feature)
Istanbul 2017 (Meetings on the Bridge - CNC Award)
Cannes 2017 (Atelier de la Cinefondation - ARTE Award)


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