DIE WELT
by Alex Pitstra
synopsis
We follow Abdallah, a young DVD salesman from Tunis, who dreams of a better life in Europe, or in Die Welt, as his father calls the other side of the Mediterranean. The film is based on Pitstra’s own observations in Tunisia, his father’s country, which was unfamiliar to him for the first 25 years of his life.
original title: | Die Welt |
country: | Netherlands |
sales agent: | Premium Films |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Alex Pitstra |
release date: | NL 26/01/2013 |
screenplay: | Alex Pitstra, Thijs Gloger, Abdallah Rezgui |
cast: | Abdelhamid Nawara, Ilse Heus, Judith Van der Meulen, Mohsen Ben Hassen, Rahma Ben Hassen, Marwa Agrebi, Slim Al Amiri, Houcem Al Bib |
cinematography by: | Thijs Gloger |
film editing: | Rene Duursma, Thijs Gloger, Alex Pitstra |
music: | Renger Koning |
producer: | Rene Houwen, Alex Pitstra |
production: | Alex Pitstra Media, Schaftkip Films |
backing: | Cinecrowd.nl, Kunstraad Groningen, Groningen Forum, De Nederlandse Ambassade in Tunis, Het Nederlands Filmfonds, Van Bijleveltstichting |