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Shorts in Competition: Narrative

New York Premiere

Denmark, Finland | 13 MINUTES | Arabic, Danish, English | English subtitles

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Drama, Female Director(s), Female Screenwriter(s)
A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to file a complaint against her abusive husband. The translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words.

Screening as part of Shorts: Interference

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Hamy Ramezan and Rungano Nyoni

Hamy Ramezan is an award-winning Finnish-Iranian director. He is currently developing his first feature, Motel of a Thousand Roses. Runango Nyoni's films have screened at more than 200 festivals. In 2013 she was selected for the Cannes Cinéfoundations Residency for her first feature film, I Am Not a Witch.
Director
Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni
Screenwriter
Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni
Producer
Valeria Richter, Helene Granqvist
Editor
Rikke Selin Lorentzen
Cinematographer
Lars Vestergaard
Executive Producer
Valeria Richter, Helene Granqvist
Composer
Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen
Co-Producer
Copenhagen Film Fund
Cast
Amira Helene Larsen, Yusuf Kamal El-Ali, Zeinab Rahal, Nanna Bøttcher, Alexandre Willaume

CONTACTS

US Sales Contact
Valeria Richter
Pebble Nordic Factory
Copenhagen, 2200
Phone: +45 2613 3725
valeria@pebble.dk
Print Source
Maria Leskinen
The Finnish Film Foundation
Helsinki, 00160
Phone: +358 96 220 3021
maria.leskinen@ses.fi
International Sales Contact
Valeria Richter
Pebble Nordic Factory
Copenhagen, 2200
Phone: +45 2613 3725
valeria@pebble.dk
Press Contact
Brittnee Walker
Tribeca Film Festival
New York, 10013
Phone: 646 741 3088
bwalker@tribecafilmfestival.org