Al-Shafaq – When Heaven Divides
Al-Shafaq – Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
Switzerland, October 2019
FILM,
Fiction,
98 min.
Abdullah has lost his son to the “Holy War”. He travels from Switzerland to the Turkish-Syrian border to bury him. There he meets Malik, a Syrian boy without family. This encounter becomes a fateful chance for both of them.
credits
- World Premiere
- October 2019
- Original Version
- Arabic, Kurdish, Swiss-German, Turkish, German (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 98 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-9AF6-0000-6-0000-0000-J
- 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
Awards
(a selection)
-
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Swiss Film Award, Best Actress
2020
(Nomination)
Beren Tuna -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography
2020
(Nomination)
Gabriel Sandru
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Sao Paulo, 44a Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo (cancelledCorona - digital alternative)
22.10.2020 - 04.11.2020 -
Solothurn, 55. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2020 - 29.01.2020 -
Hof, 53. Internationale Filmtage Hof
22.10.2019 - 27.10.2019