Al-Shafaq – When Heaven Divides

Al-Shafaq – Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet

Switzerland, October 2019
FILM, Fiction, 98 min.

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directed by
Esen Isik
Written by
Esen Isik
Status
In distribution

Der strenggläubige Abdullah verliert seinen jüngsten Sohn an den Dschihad. Was ist das für ein Gott, der so etwas zulässt? Wer trägt Schuld? Abdullah bricht auf nach Syrien, wo ihm eine schicksalshafte Begegnung einen neuen Sohn beschert und beiden eine neue Chance.

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World Premiere
October 2019
Original Version
Arabic, Kurdish, Swiss-German, Turkish, German (french/english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 98 min.
ISAN
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Production
maximage, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Brigitte Hofer, Cornelia Seitler
directed by
Esen Isik
Written by
Esen Isik
Cinemato­graphy
Gabriel Sandru
Editing
Aurora Franco Vögeli
Location Sound Mix
Gürkan Özkaya
Sound Design
Jacques Kieffer
Music
Marcel Vaid
Production Design
Nicole Hoesli
Lighting Design
Silvia Fafa Fierz
Costumes
Regula Marthaler
Make up
Marina Aebi
Casting
Susan Müller

Cast

Beren Tuna as Emine
Kida Ramadan as Abdullah
Ismail Metin as Burak
Ali Kandas as Kadir
Ahmed Kour Abdo as Malik
Serkan Tastemur as Sami
Mirza Sakic as Nico
Artan Morina as Mustafa
Kathrin Irion as Staatsanwältin
Philippe Nauer as Staatsanwalt
Robin Arslan as Berdan
Revsan Celiker as Gule
Serkan Ercan as Fahrer

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
maximage

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Outside The Box Sarl Distribution
Release date: 31.10.2019

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