Post-Production - ENGLISH, ARABIC - First film, Thriller, Drama - 105 minutes
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.
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)
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.
Country(ies) : SYRIA, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, QATAR Financing plan : Tip'images Productions (Switzerland)Artemis Productions (Belgium)Arte France CinemaAd VitamCharadesDoha Film Institute Start of shooting : June 2019
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)