MY ENGLISH COUSIN
by Karim Sayad
synopsis
2001, Fahed reaches the UK his head filled with dreams. 2018, in the thrall of a mid-life crisis, he must now make a decision. Will he keep his head low and continue working 50-hours weeks between the kebab shop and the factory, or will he return to Algeria, a country he fled in the hope of making a better life for himself?
international title: | My English Cousin |
original title: | My English Cousin |
country: | Switzerland, Qatar |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Karim Sayad |
film run: | 82' |
screenplay: | Karim Sayad |
cinematography by: | Karim Sayad, Patrick Tresch |
producer: | Joëlle Bertossa, Flavia Zanon |
executive producer: | Joëlle Bertossa, Flavia Zanon |
production: | Close Up Films, RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse |