BEKAS
by Karzan Kader
synopsis
Early 90's, Saddam Hussein's regime has put great pressure on the Kurdish region of Iraq. Two homeless Kurdish boys see Superman on the city's first cinema and decides to go to America. To get there, they need passports, money and a lot of luck. Unfortunately they have neither, but they still start their journey towards the dream of America.
| international title: | Bekas |
| original title: | Bekas |
| country: | Sweden, Finland, Iraq |
| sales agent: | TrustNordisk |
| year: | 2012 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Karzan Kader |
| film run: | 92' |
| release date: | SE 30/11/2012, UK 11/01/2013, NL 11/07/2013, DE 10/04/2014 |
| screenplay: | Karzan Kader |
| cast: | Zamand Taha, Sarwar Fazil |
| cinematography by: | Johan Holmquist |
| film editing: | Sebastian Ringler, Michal Leszczylowski |
| producer: | Sandra Harms, Peter Possne |
| production: | Sonet Film AB, Helsinki Filmi Oy |
| backing: | Film i Väst |
| distributor: | Svensk Filmindustri AB, Cinéart Netherlands B.V., Farbfilm Verleih GmbH, Minerva Pictures Group, Asociatia Culturala Macondo |
