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Afghani refugee Ali and his brother have just arrived in Turkey where, surrounded by many other refugees, his family tries to build a new life. The boys earn their living shining shoes. When one day their spot has been taken, their fragile existence and dreams of a better future hang by a thread.
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Film details
- Countries of production
- Afghanistan, Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Year
- 2015
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2015
- Length
- 25'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
- Language
- Farsi, Turkish
- Premiere status
- World premiere
- Director
- Aboozar Amini
- Producer
- Mahshad Afshar, Jia Zhao
- Screenplay
- Aboozar Amini
- Cinematography
- Dawood Hilmandi
- Editing
- Aboozar Amini
- Production design
- Aboozar Amini
- Production company
- Silk Road Film Salon, London Film School
- Sales / World rights holder
- Silk Road Film Salon
- Sound design
- Matteo Taheri
- Music
- Matt Thurtell
- Principal cast
- Erdem Sahin