Yara
Switzerland, April 2019
FILM,
Fiction,
23 min.
- directed by
- Sean Wirz
- Written by
- Sean Wirz, Stefan Staub
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.yara-film.ch
The world of twelve-year-old Isaf is turned upside down when he discovers Yara hiding in his attic. Despite some initial distrust, the boy and the traumatized Syrian refugee girl become friends. Eventually, the authorities arrive and destroy any hope for a happy future together.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2019
- Original Version
- Arabic, Kurdish, Swiss-German, German (french/english/german subtitles), DCP, 23 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-7C4A-0000-Y-0000-0000-9
- Production
- BearPit Films AG
- Producer
- Corinne Steiner, Sean Wirz, Michael Steiger
- directed by
- Sean Wirz
- Written by
- Sean Wirz, Stefan Staub
- Cinematography
- Michael Saxer
- Editing
- Christof Schertenleib
- Sound Design
- Felix Bussmann
- Re-Recording Mix
- Felix Bussmann
- Music
- Jonas Fischer
- Location Sound Mix
- Nicolas Brunner
- Production Design
- Roger Grisiger
- Lighting Design
- Michael Iseli
- Costumes
- Lea Nussbaum
Cast
Mariana dos Santos Mayer as Yara
Roni Tufan as Isaf
Rula Badeen as Hajar
Orhan Müstak as Erdil
Roza Işık as Delal
Manfred Liechti as Spielwarenverkäufer
Marlise Fischer as Frau Frutiger
Regula Imboden as Polizistin
Dimitri Stapfer as Polizist
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- BearPit Films AG
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Brest, 34e Festival Européen du Film court
12.11.2019 - 17.11.2019 -
Dresden, 31.International Short Film Festival Dresden
09.04.2019 - 14.04.2019