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Year 2014
Runtime 12 mins
Language Danish/Arabic
Subtitles English

This short film is included in Shorts.


When a foreign woman in a burka goes to the police to file a complaint against her abusive husband, her female translator seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words in this tense, culturally-charged short.

Screens as part of the A WOMEN'S WORLD package

Countries

Denmark Finland
Awards
Aspen Shortsfest Int. Competition/USA Special Jury Recognition.; Helsinki Short Film Festival/Finland - Special Mention/Kettu Best Short Film Award;; HKIFF/HongKong - Firebird Award;; Promofest/Spain - Shortfilm of the Year Award;; Regard Sur Le Court/Québec -International Grand Prize;; Tampere Film Festival/Finland – Jury: Nomination for European Film Academy Award;
Director
Rungano Nyoni, Hamy Ramezan
Producer
Valeria Richter, Helene Granqvist
Screenwriter
Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni
Cinematographer
Ars Vestergaard
Editor
Rikke Selin Lorentzen
Cast
Alexandre Willaume, Amira Helene Larsen, Nanna Bøttcher, Yusuf Kamal El-Ali, Zeinab Rahal
Sound
Thomas Jæger