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The Princess of Egypt

1 hr. 30 min. | Drama | N/A

The centre of 25-year-old Marja’s life is her 7-yearold daughter, Julia. Marja works nights, so she can spend her days with Julia, playing, being silly and telling stories about The Princess of Egypt and her mother. The harmony of the pair’s home is disturbed when they come across Kamaran, an Iranian immigrant who realizes that he must be Julia’s father. Kamaran wants to connect with his daughter and begins to pressure Marja.

Jan Forsström

Jan Forsström

Janas Forsström has written screenplays for over 10 films, two of which: The Nightmare (2006) and The Doorman (2010) he himself directed. He also works as and editor and screenplay revisor for feature and documentary films. The Good Son, written by J. Forsström, was shown in Scanorama and received 7 nominations in the Finnish „Jussi“ awards. „The Princess of Egypt“ is the first feature film J. Forsström has directed.
Languages
Finnish
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Silmäterä
Produced
2013: Finland

Film information

Director
Jan Forsström
Screenplay
Jan Forsström
Music
Lau Nau
Cinematography
Päivi Kettunen
Cast
Emmi Parviainen, Luna Leinonen Botero, Ylva Ekblad, Mazdak Nassir
More information
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