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13 min. | Drama | Pegi 13

A woman wearing a burqa is in a Copenhagen police station, telling about her husband, who, according to her, "is doing terrible things". The translator assigned to her is corrupting both the woman’s testimony, as well as the officers’ answers.

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Hamy Ramezan

Hamy Ramezan

Hamy Ramezan is a Finnish-Iranian film director and scriptwriter. He studied film in England. His first short films were screened worldwide, he is currently developing his first feature. Rungano Nyoni’s films have screened at more than 200 film festivals world-wide. In 2012 her short Mwansa the Great was nominated for a BAFTA. In 2013, she was selected for Cannes Cinefondation Residency.
Rungano Nyoni

Rungano Nyoni

Hamy Ramezan is a Finnish-Iranian film director and scriptwriter. He studied film in England. His first short films were screened worldwide, he is currently developing his first feature. Rungano Nyoni’s films have screened at more than 200 film festivals world-wide. In 2012 her short Mwansa the Great was nominated for a BAFTA. In 2013, she was selected for Cannes Cinefondation Residency.
Languages
Persian
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Produced
2015: Denmark, Finland

Film information

Director
Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni
Producers
Valeria Richter, Helen Granqvist, Nynne Marie Selin Eidnes
Cast
Yusuf Kamal Eli-Ali, Zeinab Rahal, Amira Helene Larsen, Nanna Bottcher, Alexandre Willaume, Peter Fog Jensen
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