AL-SHAFAQ - WHEN HEAVEN DIVIDES
by Esen Isik
synopsis
Abdullah has lost his son to the “Holy War”. He travels from Switzerland to the Turkish-Syrian border to bury him. There he meets Malik, a Syrian boy without family. This encounter becomes a fateful chance for both of them.
| international title: | Al-Shafaq - When Heaven Divides |
| original title: | Al-Shafaq - When Heaven Divides |
| country: | Switzerland, Turkey |
| sales agent: | maximage GmbH |
| year: | 2020 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Esen Isik |
| film run: | 98' |
| screenplay: | Esen Isik |
| cast: | Kida Khodr Ramadan, Beren Tuna, Ismail Can Metin, Ahmed Kour Abdo, Serkan Ercan, Ali Kandas, Serkan Tastemur, Robin Arslan, Mirza Sakic, Revsan Celiker |
| cinematography by: | Gabriel Sandru |
| film editing: | Aurora Vögeli |
| art director: | Veli Kahraman |
| costumes designer: | Melis Gamsizoglu, Regula Marthaler |
| music: | Marcel Vaid |
| producer: | Brigitte Hofer, Cornelia Seitler |
| line producer: | Andrea Blaser, Emrah Gamsizoglu |
| production: | maximage GmbH, SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen |
| distributor: | Outside The Box |
