Hamid, Aras and Ismail are three teenagers trapped in a refugee reception centre in the mountains of Northern Norway. The boys dream of starting a new life on the other side of the mountains. When they see that change is nowhere in sight and that they face deportation at the age of 18, they devise a plan to escape. But the poetic Hamid falls in love with Aida, and the trio's previously united relationship begins to crumble. With gentle irony and humour, this dramedy tells the story of first love, dreams and friendship amidst snowy mountaintops and dangerous situations. The director, who works on themes of migration and identity, drew inspiration for this film from his own experience as a refugee.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 53 min.
- Country, year
- Norway, 2023
- Genre
- Drama, Comedy
- Language
- Norwegian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Hisham Zaman
- Screenplay
- Hisham Zaman
- Producers
- Catho Bach Christensen, Marie Gade Denessen, Mathis Ståle Mathisen, Renée Hansen Mlodyszewski, Hisham Zaman, Turid Øversveen
- Cinematography
- Bjørn Phillip Curtis, Kjell Inge Eidsaunet, Eirik Nicolai Heim, Christian Koblizek, Kjetil Mathisen, Petter Stokke, Ole Jørgen Troøyen
- Music
- Anthony Lledo
- Cast
- Salah Qadi, Ravand Ali Taha, Mohamed Salah
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Hisham Zaman
Director, screenwriter and producer, one of the best-known Norwegian filmmakers of his generation. His cinema tells stories of migration and refugees, explores otherness and identity. Zaman's film Bawke was screened at the Sundane Film Festival and named the best short film of the decade in Norway. His films Before Snowfall (2013) and Letter to the King (2014), which was also presented at Scanorama, won the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film at the Gothenburg Film Festival, and have also won awards in Norway and abroad.
