Sami
Sami, a twelve year old palestinien boy comes to Berlin in search for his brother. He has an encounter with the rather strange 78 years old Shlomo. Because of a misfortune Sami’s appearance changes from an arabic looking boy to a jewish looking boy. Not having found his brother and suffering under cold weather he breaks down. From then on the old man is looking after him and pretends Sami is his grandson when meeting his friends. It quickly becomes apparent that they need each other to survive.
Credits
Cast:
Ahmad Zaher
Heinz Hellmich
Jan-Geerd Buss
Georg Tryphon
Silke Matthias
Yekta Arman
Samir Fuchs
Buddy Elias
Script:
Mehdi Benhadj-Djilali
Camera:
Marian Engel
Editing:
Anja Siemens
Producer:
Sarika Hemi Lakhani
Sound:
Heiko Lohman
Music:
Nils Frahm
Film info
Direction:
Mehdi Benhadj-Djilali
Genre:
Kurzfilm
Country of production:
Germany
Production Company:
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin
Production:
2008
Shooting format:
HDV
Screening format:
16:9
Frame rate:
25 fps
Aspect ratio:
16:9
Sound format:
Stereo
Language:
German
Version:
OV
Runtime:
35