JUST LIKE MY SON
synopsis
“Who are you?” “I’m your son. I’m Ismail.” “I have no son named Ismail.” Ismail is a man who has lived in Europe with his brother, Hassan, since they were children. The two escaped the persecution carried out by the Taliban in Afghanistan during the first years of the new millennium. Their mother, who never stopped waiting for news of her children, does not recognize him. After several uneasy phone calls, Ismail will meet with the fate of his family, dealing with the senselessness of the war, the history of his people, the Hazara, and the oldest form of love, that of a mother for her child.
international title: | Just Like My Son |
original title: | Sembra mio figlio |
country: | Italy, Croatia, Belgium |
sales agent: | True Colours |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Costanza Quatriglio |
film run: | 103' |
release date: | IT 20/09/2018 |
screenplay: | Costanza Quatriglio, Doriana Leondeff, Mohammad Jan Azad |
cast: | Basir Ahang, Dawood Yousefi, Tihana Lazović |
cinematography by: | Stefano Falivene, Sabrina Varani |
film editing: | Letizia Caudullo, Marie-Hélène Dozo |
art director: | Beatrice Scarpato |
costumes designer: | Nathalie Leborgne |
music: | Luca D'Alberto |
producer: | Andrea Paris, Matteo Rovere |
production: | Ascent Film, Antitalent Produkcija, Caviar Films |
backing: | MiBAC (IT), Film in Iran (IR), Eurimages, Croatian Audiovisual Center (HR), Belgium Tax Shelter (BE), Regione Lazio (IT), Regione Puglia (IT), Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission (IT), Fondazione Apulia Film Commission (IT) |
distributor: | Ascent Film |