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Offside

Switzerland, October 2016
FILM, Fiction, 15 min.

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directed by
Cosima Frei
Written by
Ken Zumstein
Status
In distribution

Dastan wants to play soccer. He wants to fit in, he wants to be like everybody else, but he stands out. Or much more, his veil wearing, Muslim mother. When for the first time she, and not his father, visits his soccer game, she becomes the object of his friend's mockery.

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World Premiere
October 2016
Original Version
Arabic, Swiss-German (english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 15 min.
ISAN
0000-0004-3835-0000-8-0000-0000-D
Production
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
Producer
Filippo Bonacci, Rea Televantos
directed by
Cosima Frei
Written by
Ken Zumstein
Cinemato­graphy
Sarah Jüstrich
Editing
Noemi Preiswerk, Fabienne Andreoli
Sound Design
Luca van Grinsven
Re-Recording Mix
Gregg Skerman
Music
Vojislav Anicic
Location Sound Mix
Mourad Keller
Production Design
Milena Wayllany
Lighting Design
Simon Wottreng
Costumes
Julie Nielsen
Casting
Nora Leibundgut

Cast

Shkelzim Meta
Rula Badeen
Jérôme Humm
Valerio Orefice
Leo Thomas
Patric Gerig

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