A group of five refugees make a daytrip to Oslo, a welcome respite from their monotonous life in the outskirts of society. It is also a day to rectify the past and justify a new future. Each with their own history, and their own agenda, they arrive in the capital city of a country that would seem to offer everything they could hope for. Their stories are wo- ven into a whole by a letter, written by 83-year-old Mirza, who intends to deliver it to the king.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 15 min.
- Country, year
- Norway, 2014
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Norwegian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Hisham Zaman
- Screenplay
- Hisham Zaman, Mehmet Aktas
- Cinematography
- Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen
- Music
- David Reyes
- Cast
- Alibag Salimi, Ivan Anderson, Nazmi Kirik, Hassan Demirci, Zheer Ahmed Qader, Amin Senatorzade
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film
- Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, nominated for Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor.
Director
Hisham Zaman
Hisham Zaman, born in 1975, is a graduate from the Norwegian Film School at Lillehammer in 2004. His short film Bawke (2005) has received more than 20 national and international awards. His medium-length comedy drama Winterland was the opening film at Toronto International Film Festival 2007. His feature debut Before Snowfall opened the festival in Toronto in 2013, going on to win numerous prestigious awards on the international festival circuit, including Scanorama.
